Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula
Migratory songbird of open deciduous woods and edges whose summer diet is dominated by insects, especially caterpillars (including hairy and tent-forming species many birds avoid), making it a meaningful predator of leaf-eating larvae in the garden. It supplements that protein with soft fruit and visits flowers and sugar-water for nectar, so fruit-bearing native trees and shrubs such as mulberry and cherry draw it in. It weaves a distinctive hanging pouch nest near the drooping tips of tall deciduous trees.
Conservation
IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Widespread and common across its breeding range, though it is sensitive to loss of mature deciduous trees and open woodland.