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Geocaching is for the Birds 11 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/5/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   large (large)

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Geocache Description:


Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

One of the most brilliantly colored songbirds in the east, flaming orange and black, sharing the heraldic colors of the coat of arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore. Widespread east of the Great Plains, Baltimore Orioles are often very common in open woods and groves in summer. Their bag-shaped hanging nests, artfully woven of plant fibers, are familiar sights in the shade trees in towns. This bird was formerly considered to belong to the same species as the western Bullock's Oriole, under the combined name of Northern Oriole.

Conservation status:  Still widespread and common, but surveys show declines in recent decades. In the mid 20th century, Dutch elm disease killed many of the American elms that had been favorite nesting trees for this species in the past.

Family:  Blackbirds and Orioles

Habitat:  Open woods, riverside groves, elms, shade trees. Breeds in deciduous or mixed woodland, generally in open woods or edges rather than interior of dense forest. May be common in trees in towns. Often favors elms. Winters mostly in the tropics around forest edge and semi-open country.

This Geo art series has a final and you will need to find feathered birds near several of the caches.

Keep an eye out for all birds.

To find the final answer this question.
This bird is one of the most brilliantly colored songbirds in the west.
True: n42 33.045 w83 34.045
False: n42 34.045 w83 33.045

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