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Left bird: 1st spring male; right bird: adult male.
Orioles often build their nests underneath the dead palm fronds near crown of palm trees or in Yuccas.
Link to Date Palm observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199059152
Link to Hooded Oriole observation for comparison: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199416712

Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) is a perching bird in the New World Blackbirds and Orioles (Icteridae) family that is 23 cm (9 inches) long. "This black-and-yellow oriole prefers dry habitats where yuccas are plentiful, often on steep hillsides. Males are particularly striking; look for the black back, head, and breast, bright white wingbar, and yellow shoulder. Females are duller grayish above, often retaining some black on the breast and throat. Young birds are quite dull; look for dull mottled streaking on the back. Listen for its whistled song, a rather fast series of clear notes. Feeds on insects, nectar, and fruit. Occurs from the southwestern U.S. to Oaxaca, where it can be found in mixed pine-oak woodland as well as dry desert hillsides."

Ebird with species description, range map and sound recordings: https://ebird.org/species/scoori/

Xeno-canto Bird songs, sound recordings, and species range map: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Icterus-parisorum

Audubon Guide to North American Birds (enter common name) https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/scotts-oriole

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 2008, pp. 398-399.

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 7th ed., 2017

The Cornell Lab (Birds in U.S. and Canada) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ (enter common name)

Merlin Bird ID (great app available for Iphones) by The Cornell Lab (Bird ID help for 8,500+ species) https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Comprehensive Feather I.D. tools and more: https://foundfeathers.org/resources/

Found Feathers (Worldwide): https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idtool.php