Hummingbirds 2021

[mom45]

Lots of orioles and a few hummingbirds. Had a wild turkey trying to nest in the wood shed this morning.

 

[flyingsquirrel]

First one this morn. A female. LaPaz area

 

[Bugzilla]

Saw the first hummer about a week ago, oriole about 2 weeks ago. Orioles hitting the jelly feeders, hummers are still sparse. Demotte area.

 

[Bugzilla]

Turkey year round

 

[indyjohn]

I had 2 Bluejays at the feeder this morning, only fast enough to get a pic of one.


Apparently I also have Orioles in the neighborhood too. Saw one just a minute ago but not nearly fast enough to get a pic of it.

 

[Butch627]

Had 2 yesterday near Lowell in Lake County

 

[mike4sigs]

Orioles are active . Still not getting much action on the Humming bird feeder

 

[flyingsquirrel]

One hummer saw yesterday. A lot of orioles taking refuge under my back porch this morn. It was snowing 5 miles north of here in Lakeville a bit of go.

 

[Jaybird1980]

One hummer saw yesterday. A lot of orioles taking refuge under my back porch this morn. It was snowing 5 miles north of here in Lakeville a bit of go.

You guys keep that snow up by you.

 

[flyingsquirrel]

You guys keep that snow up by you.

Now it's here. Heading your way.

 

[KARP]

We had one hummingbird yesterday and one male oriole, neither one came back as far as we know.

 

[mom45]

I'm on my third jar of jelly for the orioles and almost out of the first bag of oranges...one left. I did see a hummingbird at a feeder this morning in the rain.

 

[Gibsmedat]

Can anyone suggest an oriole feeder? I have one that held jelly and an orange. Had it up last year and didn’t get a single one. What’s the best jelly?

 

[Jaybird1980]

Can anyone suggest an oriole feeder? I have one that held jelly and an orange. Had it up last year and didn’t get a single one. What’s the best jelly?

I put up one with nectar not jelly, but they still always go to the hummingbird feeders and the hummingbirds are feeding at the oriole feeder.


I do put oranges in a suet feeder that they also hit on

 

[Gibsmedat]

This is what I have. I think I just used smuckers grape jelly. Didn’t have one I think.

Heath Outdoor Products CF-133 Clementine Oriole Feeder , orange Amazon product ASIN B00HVWVEIC

I have two hummingbird feeders up by the window. It works well. Never seen any oriole
there.

 

[mom45]

I use glass votive cups like you put candles in for the jelly. Hubby made me a bird feeder out of a pole with a spoked motorcycle wheel laying horizontally on top of the pole. There are hooks around the perimeter of the wheel where I hang seed/suet/nectar feeders. I poke orange halves on the hooks and set the votive cups on top in the spokes. We live in the woods which is prime habitat for orioles so we get a lot of them. I just buy grape jelly at Aldi.

 

[mom45]

A couple of photos to show what I am trying to describe....

 

[Gibsmedat]

I put up one with nectar not jelly, but they still always go to the hummingbird feeders and the hummingbirds are feeding at the oriole feeder.
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I do put oranges in a suet feeder that they also hit on

Good idea on the suet feeder! I may give that a try.

 

[Michigan Slim]

We had orioles at our cabin in Newaygo County this weekend. Lots of Grosbeak on the feeders too. Bluebirds were laying eggs in the boxes.

 

[bcannon]

Had 2 males and 2 females on seperate feeders this morning. They were all puffed up just chilln and eating. Guess theyre not fond of the Indiana weather so far either.

Had 2 orioles chowing down on their feeder also. Ran out of grape jelly yesterday so I put out a mandarin orange jello cup this morning. The must like it because its half gone already .

The oranges in the small suet cages work good, I've used that in the past with good results too .