Sorry for the poor quality pics. Does anyone have an idea what this bird is? I have never seen it before in my area.

It's red/orange breasted, but smaller than a Robin. It has a horn colored bill. The body color is a dark brown or black. It was eating off the ground but was eating the left over parrot food that had fallen to the ground.

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From looking at the pictures it is hard to tell.
I will do some searching and reply later with my findings.

could it be a black headed grosbeak? it sort of has the colorings of a robin but also has a white belly

I have been searching to try to find out what it was. I'm thinking a male Baltimore Oriole. What do you think?

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I was going to give the same exact suggestion

Know what the sad thing is? I live about 20 minutes away from baltimore and have only seen a wild baltimore oriole (it was actually a pair) once, and that was this past summer.

I had never seen this type of bird before. That's why when I saw it out my window it really intrigued me. It was very pretty!

That's the problem! I didn't recognize it, cause the one I saw must have lost his hat!

They are VERY pretty! They remind me of a gorgeous robin almost

Well, it's definitely a Baltimore Oriole. I saw the hen out there with him tonight. Now that I know what I'm looking at I spotted her right away. They are really pretty!