I FINALLY have Orioles this year

[Blue Gardener]

I've been trying to attract them to my back yard since I moved to this house in '98. I finally saw a pair flying around a few weeks ago, so I put up a feeder for them. So far they've been sticking around. I hope they'll continue to come back every year. What a beautiful addition to the yard!

[livetohike]

1. What type of Orioles?

We sometimes have Scott's Orioles come to our hummingbird feeder, but I haven't seen them yet this year.

[Blue Gardener]

15. Northern Oriole

I have a male and female coming to the feeder. They're gorgeous!

[Theres-a]

2. Me,too!

There's a nest in the tree!I've been putting oranges in suet feeders,but I have yet to see one eating there.(Somebody is,but I'm not sure who)

[amazona]

3. ya'll are so lucky

Our orioles in Louisiana are greatly reduced by cowbirds.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[Stepup2]

4. They are beautiful

I had so many Oriole's and others eating oranges that I managed to snap a photo last year of a Western Tanager joining in on the fruit fest.

I put out grape jelly and oranges this year and the Bal. Oriole's are nowhere around.

[Theres-a]

5. Grape jelly?

[Stepup2]

6. Yep

It has worked like an Oriole magnet in years past.

The woodpeckers like the oranges and the jelly too.

btw, I love the link in your sig

[Theres-a]

7. Do you put the jelly on the oranges?

I have woodpeckers,too.Tell me where to put it,ok? I planted a blueberry bush this year,for the birds,so grape jelly sounds like an easy thing to do after all that!Thanks.

[Stepup2]

8. I use a small glass dish

I have an orange holder I got at an art fair and a ramekin fits into it snugly. I use glass because it cleans better in the dish washer: I pop a clean dish in each time I fill it with jelly.

The Red Bellied WP seem to like the oranges more than the other WP's that frequent my yard.

I buy a cheap store brand of jelly. A medium size jar or two will get me through the summer.

I have a suet recipe too if you are interested??

[Theres-a]

9. Ohhhhhhhh

So, I can put a dish of jelly nearby..Thanks for the tip!I think i'll keep buying suet,I'm too lazy to make my own.Thanks!

[amazona]

10. i've seen a large marshmallow on a stick used in south texas

It works for their Altamira Orioles very well. They seem to have a fetish for marshmallows.

[Theres-a]

11. Neat!

[Stepup2]

12. Funny story

I tried the Marshmallows, worked well, but seems they are also a gourmet Raccoon treat.

Once the coons in my yard learned how to raid my feeders, they took to draining the hummer feeders and cleaning out the suet feeders too. I didn't mind feeding them the odd Marshmallow, but I grew tired of filling the other feeders each day.

[amazona]

13. i hate raccoons

Yes, they drained my hummingbird feeders too. I had to baffle them. Too bad I'm in a suburb and can't give in to my hillbilly heritage and learn how to cook a raccoon stew.

[Stepup2]

14. I am learning to hate them

I got triangulated between my dog and a hissing coon on my deck the other night. My dog insisted to go out late, I was sleeping and made an easy mark for my very astute dog, who is never allowed out to chase these critters. I opened the door, hapless me, she was out like a shot after the coon who began growling at the both of us. I let out a yell and scared the dog and the coon into momentary silence, a stare down ensued, I blinked by way of hurling a broom as I yanked the dog into the house.