Baltimore's Animals, Plants and More

Your guide to Baltimore's Animals and Plants - dead and alive

Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES)

Baltimore Oriole - Maryland's State Bird

When the first Lord Baltimore, George Calvert, became tired and discouraged by various hardships in his newly found colony, it was a bird that he found solace in. He wrote of his friend:
"Hush! 'tis he! My Oriole, my glance of summer fire, Is come at last; and ever on the watch, Twitches the pack-thread I had lightly wound About the bough to help his housekeeping. Twitches and scouts by turns, blessing his luck, Yet fearing me who laid it in his way. Nor, more than wiser we in our affairs, Divines the Providence that hides and helps. Heave, ho! Heave, ho! he whistles as the twine Slackens its hold; once more, now! and a flash Lightens across the sunlight to the elm Where his mate dangles at her cup of felt."
The Baltimore oriole was named the "Baltimore-Bird" by Mark Catesby in 1731 because of its bright orange and black colors, the same as the family colors of the Baltimore family, the English family of Lords and Ladies who ruled the colony of Maryland.

The Oriole Life

Baltimore Oriole Body Details

City Lights, a Siren's Song for Birds, Are Dimmed

BIRD LIFE ALERT!!!!

Orioles in the North

Austin, Detroit, Dover, Hartford, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Little Rock, Minneapolis, New York, St. Louis - please be precious caregivers of Baltimore Orioles!

Maryland Geological Survey 2300 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 Tel:(410)554-5505

Fossils, Teeth, Soils, Planetary Sciences.... everything Maryland

Fossil Collections of the World

Dinosaurs in Baltimore City? YES!!!!

Metal and Treasure Hunting Clubs

Maryland's Natural Resources

Baltimore Horse Country

For the purpose of Baltimore becoming the exemplary "Peace City" for the world