Orioles

[glenn57]

Anyone feed the orioles? Had them right away. I got juice and grape jelly out. Bet I haven't seen one in a month. When this jar of jelly is gone those feeders are gone and the wasp traps go out.

[HD]

I put out a humming bird feeder.. and all I got was Orioles. Still here.....

[glenn57]

Really??! wondering if it's an in town thing an not enough wooded area??

[HD]

Not sure Glenndall... I'm out in the sticks.. closest town is 15 to 20 miles away.

My farm has a pretty good wood line, and open field.

[HD]

Or they just don't like the smell of Smurf?

[glenn57]

Maybe!! LPS, up until the lady 2 years we never had orioles at the cabin either. I put Oriole feeders up but might be to late. Next year I'll be ready!

[mike89]

keep them out for awhile I'd say they are all over up here........   Hummers too....

[Retired on Osakis]

Got lots of them here coming to the juice feeders.

[glenn57]

There's been a hawk taking birds out the last 2 weeks. I wanna burn up ammunition but in town!!

[Rebel SS]

They're protected!!!! 

[glenn57]

They're protected!!!! 

ONLY if you get caught!

[Dotch]

Have had both orioles and hummingbirds since back in May sometime. The orioles, both Baltimore and orchard types, have consumed about 8 quart jars of jelly in roughly two months and now it looks like their young are starting to come to the feeders so they're picking up the pace. We've had a bunch of catbirds helping themselves too so it isn't all orioles. The hummers were running through about a pint of sugar water a week. In the past week their activity has slowed somewhat so they may be feeding young, whose diet is primarily insects. 

[Rebel SS]

Keep that up Dotch, and yer gonna have some federal regulators and DNR guys swoop in and tell ya yer changing the environment. 

[LPS]

We had an oriole here a couple of times is all.  We do have a hummer here often but haven't even had to refill the feeder yet.