South Dakota Birds and Birding

Orchard Oriole Photos

South Dakota Birds and Birding

Photos of Orchard Orioles - Icterus spurius - Photography by Terry Sohl - South Dakota Birds and Birding

My Favorite: Beautiful little orioles that I see much very frequently throughout the state. This photo of an inquisitive male was taken in 2015 up near Lake Thompson, in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. There are some wonderful, large grasslands in the area with scattered groves of trees. Coupled with the open lake with scattered trees around the edges, and there's some very nice habitat for Orchard Orioles near the lake.

Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius


Orchard Oriole 1 (Male) May 16th, 2007 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 2 (Female) July 17th, 2004 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 3 (Female) July 15th, 2005Kingsbury County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 4 (Male) May 27th, 2007Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Orchard Oriole 5 (Male w/ Cowbird) July 22nd, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 6 (Male) July 22nd, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 7 (Male w/ Cowbird) July 22nd, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 8 (Male w/Cowbird) July 22nd, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Orchard Oriole 9 (Male) July 22nd, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 10 (Male) July 22nd, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 11 (Male) July 22nd, 2008Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 12 (2nd-year Male) July 5th, 2009Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Orchard Oriole 13 (Female) July 23rd, 2011Harding County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 14 (Female) July 23rd, 2011Harding County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 15 (Female) July 23rd, 2011Harding County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 16 (Male) June 7th, 2011Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Orchard Oriole 17 (Young Male) May 26th, 2014Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 18 May 30th, 2015Kingsbury County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 19 (Male) May 11th, 2018Brandon, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 20 (Male) May 11th, 2018Brandon, South Dakota

Orchard Oriole 21 (Male) May 11th, 2018Brandon, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 22 (Female) May 11th, 2018Brandon, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 23 (Female) June 7th, 2020Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 24 (male) May 22nd, 2019Brandon, South Dakota

Orchard Oriole 25 (male) May 22nd, 2019Brandon, South Dakota	Orchard Oriole 26 (male) May 22nd, 2019Brandon, South Dakota