Bullock's Oriole, Stillwell Woods, Syosset

 There were sightings of a Bullock's Oriole that I was initially skeptical of because I didn't know the original finder personally - I had assumed he saw a Baltimore Oriole in non-breeding plumage, but the finder noted the Bullock's was with a female Baltimore Oriole.  Other birders confirmed that they refound the Bullock's - I was very cranky because I didn't have an opportunity to go check it out until today.  I had about an hour window in the morning so rushed over where I found other birders who informed me I missed the Bullock's Oriole pop up a while ago but wasn't seen.  I didn't have much time so I searched frantically where the other birders weren't looking.  My strategy didn't work because the Oriole flew over a field and popped up another time when I wasn't around.  (curse words here)  I had to give up and go home.  Luckily I got another chance to go back later and seemed like the same story where the bird was seen before I got there but was "hiding" again.  There was a bunch of birders by "the tree" who said the oriole was last seen in some "wine glass?" berry shrubs about 10 feet away.  Most of the other birders then left and there only about 4 or 5 other birders lingering.  My only hope of seeing it was using some "technology methods" so I did and the Oriole popped up about 6 feet right in front of me - looked fantastic - could've got a front shot photo of it but went back into the shrubs.  After that the other birders and I had some half decent views of it as it was eating the berries.  This was a lifer for me - a good lesson that with birding persistence and patience (I'm not known for those qualities) sometimes pay off.