Alaska · Orioles
Are there orioles in Alaska?
Not regularly — here's the story.
No oriole species breeds in or regularly reaches Alaska — the Bullock's Oriole's range peters out in southern British Columbia. The handful of state records are storm-blown strays. Alaskan feeder-watchers get their orange-and-black fix from Rufous Hummingbirds instead.
Want the full oriole spectacle? Texas hosts six species, including one that never leaves.
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Why are there no orioles in Alaska?
No oriole species breeds in or regularly reaches Alaska — the Bullock's Oriole's range peters out in southern British Columbia. The handful of state records are storm-blown strays. Alaskan feeder-watchers get their orange-and-black fix from Rufous Hummingbirds instead.
Where is the best place in the US to see orioles?
Texas — six species occur there, including the year-round Altamira Oriole of the Rio Grande Valley. In the East, any state from the Gulf Coast to New England hosts Baltimore Orioles from late April through August.
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