Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
HOOR
Order: Passeriformes | Family: Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)

Bird Description
Uncommon in s. TX in open wooded areas, palm trees, or gardens. Sometimes at feeders.Very rare as far n. as Canada. Early migrant spring and fall. ID: Fairly small with long rounded tail; flat-headed with a large bill. Ad ♂: best told by black ‘hood.’ Black back and wings with large white median-covert bar. ♀: similar to ♀ OROR but larger, bigger-billed, longer-tailed, and generally paler and dingier above. 1st-s ♂: larger, more messy black bib than OROR. Call a ‘wheet.’ Song: choppy array of rattles and whistles.
