Three Species of Orioles at Bensten State Park

The naturalist at NBC kindly shared that the Audubon Oriole was now at Bensten.  He thought he would go there and bring it back to the Butterfly Center.  At Bensten we heard that the Hooded Oriole was showing also.  We were in luck and also saw an immature Altamira, mature is more orange.  All three species are South Texas specialties. 

                                Altamira Oriole

 Altamira Oriole

Audubon Oriole is yellow and black rather than orange.

I think this is the first time I photographed an Audubon Oriole. My first sighting was at Salineno northwest of Rio City near the river. 

Hooded Oriole has a larger black hood than the others and has a larger white wing patch.

                  Note- white wing bar                    and white wing edges