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Originally Posted by the color green
I was walking my dog like last week, and I saw some birds that were interesting I'm wondering if u can help me out ... I could probably go flip through the birdwatching books my dad has but I figure just ask a pro
They were normal sized, travelling from tree to tree in flocks of 15-20. They were the most common bird I saw when I was walking but I don't ever recall seeing them around here before. I live in a warm summer climate in the midwest, it's been a little chilly here for springtime. there are a few retention ponds and a fairly thick deciduous forest in my area. The bird was all black except for on the base of its wing it had a BRIGHT fucking orange, like hunter safety orange
is it some kind of oriole or anything?
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The picture you drew looks like a Northern 'Baltimore' Oriole. However, the description and location makes me think Red-winged blackbird. Do a google on both of those birds and I bet its one of the other.
The red-winged blackbird is all black, and has a red and yellow spot on either shoulder. Although, often you can only see yellow, only red, or neither.
But if it was FOR SURE orange, its probably an Oriole. Red-wings tend to travel together, but spread out over a small area.