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Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
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BirdsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius (Linnaeus, 1766)

Orchard Oriole in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Icteridae
Genus
Icterus
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (38)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (46)
  • Recorded, season not shown (0)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Orchard Oriole by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga County39 · Season shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hamilton County49 · Season shownYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lucas County35 · Season shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Summit County79 · Season shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Early May to mid-July, middle week May 17–23

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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 49 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 42 dates. Latest record: May 2025.

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Records of Orchard Oriole in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orchard OrioleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1700344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2100366
Feb 22–2800391
Mar 1–700551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2100750
Mar 22–28001,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,535
Apr 5–11001,960
Apr 12–18002,492
Apr 19–25112,403
Apr 26 – May 2113,783
May 3–9843,307
May 10–161482,059
May 17–23332,153
May 24–30542,390
May 31 – Jun 6322,648
Jun 7–13112,715
Jun 14–20002,695
Jun 21–27222,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4633,220
Jul 5–11222,980
Jul 12–18113,031
Jul 19–25002,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1112,795
Aug 2–8002,884
Aug 9–15112,696
Aug 16–22002,535
Aug 23–29002,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,606
Sep 6–12002,980
Sep 13–19002,959
Sep 20–26002,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,122
Oct 4–10001,828
Oct 11–17001,793
Oct 18–24001,338
Oct 25–31001,023
Nov 1–700676
Nov 8–1400593
Nov 15–2100384
Nov 22–2800496
Nov 29 – Dec 500356
Dec 6–1200478
Dec 13–1900285
Dec 20–2600322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

In Ohio

Early May to late July, middle week May 17–23

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 515 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 305 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of Orchard Oriole in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orchard OrioleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–254341,623
Apr 26 – May 221956,391
May 3–9711052,952
May 10–161451053,785
May 17–23721057,698
May 24–30321054,651
May 31 – Jun 629953,099
Jun 7–1319753,700
Jun 14–2018756,625
Jun 21–2716955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 420858,477
Jul 5–1120861,336
Jul 12–188664,722
Jul 19–257569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 17659,416
Aug 2–812559,712
Aug 9–159555,994
Aug 16–221154,328
Aug 23–292251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51157,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–191154,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Icterus recorded in Hamilton County

Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula346 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius49 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus24 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva22 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis17 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually early May to late July, middle week mid-May · 515 records
  • Reported as maleUsually late April to early July, middle week mid-May · 41 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in October to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed42%49%
Farmland29%11%
Forest18%31%
Wetland9%5%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Open water2%3%

From 189 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Hamilton County result

49 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.