kdbgoat said:
I'm on the Eastern Shore, and I've never seen one here either.
Actually, it is very likely that both of you have seen Orioles. However, there is a distinct difference between seenig an oriole and noticeing an Oriole. Let me tell you a story.
Years ago, before I retired, I was sitting in my office when my boss walked in and started described an "odd looking bird" that he had seen the previous evening while walking in the park. I immediately knew that the bird he was talking about was a Red-winged Blackbird, and I broke out laughing.
"Are telling me that you've never seen one of those before?"
"Yes, I've never seen one before."
"Impossible. You must have seen one before."
"No way. I've never seen one before."
"OK, come with me."
There was a wetland behind the building, and I took him to the back door. I opened it and asked him to tell me how many of them he could find. At that point, he broke out laughing too. there had to be at least 20 of them there.
That was when he learned the difference between seeing and noticing. Later that week, he bought a bird book and a pair of binoculars, and started noticing birds.
Joel