Scientific Name: Icterus bullockiiPopulation Estimate: 3.8M
Range / Habitat: Open woodlands, summers in the American West, winters in Mexico not including Yucatan.
Field Notes: Male unmistakable in range with black cap and eye stripe on yellow / orange head and chest. Large white wing bar. Black back and throat. Female more drab without black markings on head / chest.
Personal Notes: The bloke in the photo above and his mate were seen while hiking just above the prairie dog 'town' at Devil's Tower National Monument. We saw him (and an eastern kingbird) get chased off a big dead Ponderosa pine by a red-headed woodpecker.
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