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Posted: Jun/14/2007 8:02 PM PST
Can anyone tell me what is the best way to attract Baltimore Orioles? I have tried the nectar but they don't seem to want it. I hear them everyday out in my backyard and see them all the time, but they don't go to my feeder. I have heard grape jelly, but how would i put that out so the ants don't get into it? and what about oranges? Please help me... |
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Posted: Jun/15/2007 8:16 AM PST
We don't get them here but I've seen them clean out a plate of grape jelly at my sister's house back east. She puts it on her railing when we sit on the deck. They don't have any fear of us sitting a few yards away. |
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Posted: Jun/19/2007 7:02 PM PST
well i put out grape jelly and 2 oranges on a tree...we will see if this attracts them... |
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Posted: Apr/27/2008 11:22 AM PST
Hi, We have had baltimore orioles for the past 4 years, we put our jelly in orange 1/2's and set them right on our bird feeders. We never have problems ants but our feeder is about 6' off the ground. This year my husband spray painted a yellow tennis ball orange and put it on the top of our feeder. We noticed this week our grosebeaks are back in Wisconsin. We typically see the orioles about the first week in May. Good Luck! |
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Posted: Apr/28/2008 12:51 PM PST
I have always wanted to see an Oriole. A couple times in the past I've put an orange or jelly out in the yard, but I've never even heard of Orioles being found here in the city(suburbs). I just bought an orange and grape jelly this afternoon, so maybe I can get lucky and lure one. |
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Posted: Apr/30/2008 4:29 PM PST
Yep, grape jelly on a small platform feeder separate from the other feeders and other birdfood works for us. noroom4weeds |
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Posted: May/01/2008 1:55 PM PST
I wonder if I bought some gourmet grape jelly if I could attract them to Oregon. |
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Posted: May/02/2008 10:27 AM PST
Here is the New Oriole feeder we just got yesterday, it was only $9.99 at ACE Hardware. Its got a place for the Grape Jelly, the Nector and a place to hold the orange. We swear by the grape jelly and even the 1/2 oranges, they eat these before the nector. I also heard, don't know it ist true, we were told that if you start feeding them and they come back and find you have ran out of jelly or what ever they WON"T come back that same year. So we MAKE SURE we never run out of goodies for them. Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/02/2008 4:00 PM PST
I don't expect any orioles to visit my yard, but I just saw the first catbird of the season gobbling up the grape jelly I put out. |
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Posted: May/02/2008 7:47 PM PST
We get Catbirds also, haven't seen any yet. They eat our jelly too. Seems like we have quite a lot of Red Winged Black Birds this year. |
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