It's Easy to Attract Orioles, Give Them Their Favorite Foods, Water & Nesting Material
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How to attract orioles. Give them what they need & have it out before they arrive!
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I am in Toronto @ The Bluffs area. We had Orioles arrive almost three weeks ago. I love their call and the Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks stopped by for a weekend as well. These are Neo-tropic birds that fly a long way. I put out cut oranges and Welch’s grape jelly. They are at it most of the day. I grease the bird feeder pole with Vaseline to keep the squirrels away. It works and it does not harm them, but they hate it and it is very effective. I also put out a nesting bell and fill it with soft material items for them to build their nests. They usually stay for the month of June. I hope they do again this year. I just love to see their bright orange colours and to hear their pretty songs. I
love Baltimore Orioles! 🧡🖤🧡
I would like to add that we are almost at July 1st now and the Baltimore Orioles are still here! 🧡🖤🧡
What kind of material for nesting please and thank you let me know I’m so curious about it I love to see them nesting in my yard this is the first time in my life that I have oil in my land
beautiful birds. nice video
Agreed! I'm seeing more orioles in the backyard and they brought me to this video lol
I'm in Wisconsin & put grape jelly out about a week ago and the Orioles have been coming everyday.. They are so pretty..
They also like mealworms, but I buy the two-pack of Welches grape jelly too.
Do you live in a rural or urban area?i heard they won’t come to my yard in our subdivision.
My house is in a subdivision but the lots are large and it is near open land. We have White Crowned Sparrows in winter, Orioles in summer.
What do you put the grape jelly in?
@@cindystanley914 oriole feeder.. They are usually orange in color & have built in area's to put the jelly.
This is the first time ever I’ve seen the beautiful Baltimore Oriole. Put oranges on my feed..whella!! Love it !!
We're in NE Ohio and got our first orioles just this May, 2020! We currently have two pairs and they're enjoying the oranges and grape jelly.
This year, in Eastern CT., I have had a pair. Seen and heard them years before, but never at my feeders. It's been incredibly cold here, with snow and below freezing temps at night. Today was the first spring- like day! The Orioles really enjoyed the suet cakes, and oranges I cut in half and put on branches for them to snack on. Hope they stick around for a while.
Beth Oberlander I hope they do as well for you. We have many wonderful birds here in north Georgia, but not the Baltimore Orioles.
In the Detroit area - last year they showed up May 1st. This year was May 2nd. Still here May 17th but not singing like the first two weeks. Still eating grape jelly and nectar but I only know they are at the feeder if I hear them chattering. I use oriole feeders and turned a Home Depot orange bucket upside down - that seems like a big target for them.
I saw a few about a month ago here in NE Atlanta at my bird feeder. First time in my life seeing this beautiful bird. Saw them again a week later. Must have been on their trip north.
Love this video . I'm just south of Chicago by 45 miles. I've had Orioles since the end of March , I've gone through 4 jars of grape jelly so far and countless oranges. I did not know they eat mealworms. I had a first today ! I had two Scarlet Tangers .. I've lived here 43 years and I've never seen one before , but had two together today . I don't care if they were just passing through I enjoyed seeing them ! Now, if I could just get some Eastern Bluebirds !!!🤗🤗🤗
Bluebirds are incredibly beautiful. I saw one once when we first moved here in Ohio (25+ years ago) and never saw it again...no one believed me... I'd love to see one again. Always have been in Ohio just not this location.
I put orange marmalade instead of grape jelly.. they love it!
I reside in Northeast Wisconsin on the door peninsula. We are about 3/4 of a mile inland from Lake Michigan so it’s a definite flyway for migrating birds of many types. This is my first year as I’ve been feeding birds for most of my life that I have had Orioles (they have so many beautiful different songs and they’re loud). There is a very dark blue bird that has appeared only ones that I’ve never seen before perhaps it’s the male? Two other birds that I can’t figure out have arrived as well. This is a great site and I hope to continue learning from what you put up here with my children to see especially since most of us have to stay at home. What a great time to learn! Stay safe.
To identify birds, I go to www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse, it's the Cornel lab bird watching site. I've found i very useful.
Maybe an Indigo Bunting..
I love watching birds!
I have also attracted Scarlet Tangers to my feeders as well.
How did you attract them !?!?
@@johnnyc613 I just put out grape jelly and the rest is up to them.
We live NE of Syracuse, NY and have had some Baltimore Orioles on a feeder. First time in 20 years we've seen them in this area. Will try the suet cages with oranges and see what happens. Excellent Vid!
We have several pairs here Carlisle Pa. They love the hummingbird feeder and I hang two halves of an orange in a string. An orange a day and heavy on the hummingbird feeder. (Make our own syrup, just sugar water)
Wow, funny coincidence: I live in Buffalo (Tonawanda) and I get the usual bluejays, cardinals, woodpeckers, etc. at my feeders. Lived at this house for 26 years. 3 days ago I looked out my window and saw a Baltimore Oriole at my suet feeder (getting harrassed by those damn starlings). First time I've ever seen one at my feeders. I cut a couple of tangerines in half and put them on my patio table. I've seen just the one bird, but it's been at my tangerines a handful of times now!!
@@lauradent5420 I've got to put an orange out there! It is a coincidence. Cheers, Bob
We've been 'hoarding' them here on the Toronto islands for years! 😉 Our May guests.
A very simple and well done video, Right to the point. Thankyou.
I painted my feeder bright orange and put it out in the open so they could see it when flying over.
I have read they are attracted to orange.
It took two seasons before I saw them using the feeder.
In the northeast US get the feeder out in early spring.
The Orioles arrive here in early May.
yep, many times it's all about timing. if you miss their arrival you're done. They don't go hunting for new feeding grounds later in the season. I am in Canada and I started May 1st. I made my whole yard orange to get them. ribbons, traffic cones, silk flowers, orange solar powered lanterns that light up at night when they are migrating and orange fencing around the base of my trees.
@@vistaprime wow!!! Ok
I live in CT and I hear the first Orioles between the 3rd and 5th of every May WITHOUT FAIL. Ive observed this for over 30 years straight. Just as the maples, oaks and cherries leaf out.
2019 was the first time we had orioles 20 miles south of Boston. This year they appeared on Mother's Day. We now have at least 3 males, only know it because they have appeared at the same time. I've watched one female, hope to see more. I will order some mealworms to add to the variety for food when they need the protein They are eating the oranges, grape jelly, and occasionally the suet in another feeder. They have also come to our window to get a drink from the hummingbird feeders. They are a sight to behold, and a thrill to watch.
I have family down the street that are getting these I know it may be a bit late but I am praying they come here
I’ve put this stuff out for years and never saw one. Then I put a pond in...and they’re all over it. What’s interesting is that they still ignore all the oranges and jelly I have out and are far more interested in the pond.
Wow! We have out here in (Ashamed to say what State) Hooded orioles, the males are unbelievable color . Scrub Jays would never let any bird feed on meal worms they would eat them all or take them and store them somewhere. So its grape jelly time for you, Birds. Thanks
We live In Lititz Pa and today saw a Baltimore Oriole, first time in many many years
I live in Syracuse NY and saw my first oriole today too. It was beautiful.
I have seen Orioles where I live, but I have never been able to get them to come down to my garden. This year I plan to put fruit out to attract butterflies and fruit flies that the hummingbirds can eat. I have been seeing a hummingbird collecting spider webs, so they must be nesting nearby. I didn't know about the grape jelly, now I have to try that this year.
Beautiful video!
Great video.
Loving all the different types of feeders on your deck, I have to get a fountain now to make that noise.
Just beautiful footage!!! Thankyou.
Blenheim, Ontario. Orioles and Humming birds abound. May 2019.
Just saw our first ever this afternoon just north of Toronto. What a gorgeous bird!
I live in Kentucky and Orioles visit my wild cherry tree every spring. The last few years I've put an Oriole feeder with Oriole nectar ( similar to hummingbird feeders) under the tree . I don't think one has ever visited it . They must prefer the wild cherries.
We live in Connecticut and have had two orioles for about week. They started using hummer bottle . Put up oriole bottle feeder and hung oranges in suet feeders. Haven’t seen in a few days now may18 2020
im from CT too and I notice 2 baltimore Orioles as well. i wonder if they always come in pairs.
What a fun thing to do while you’re stuck at home for over three months. I appreciate feedback from everyone around the country and help me track as I’m a big birdie. The Orioles in door County the peninsula Wisconsin this is the first time in 18 years I’ve ever seen them. I have five or six of them along with bluebirds Blue Jays three types of woodpeckers and a piloted and the usual J Kos or Jochums I forget how to pronounce her name and Robbins and what not. The bright colored birds are eating the oranges and the grape jelly for theFirst time. It’s so beautiful it’s like I live in Chicago O’Hare airport on the runway even the hummingbirds are going crazy. It’s beautiful to see how nature is coming back as human beings do not interrupt as we often do. Stay safe stay healthy and God bless keep sharing.
Carol Patulak ...Michigan here gonna set out some grape jelly today...
I had no idea they were that beautiful color of yellow. I always thought they were black with yellow around the wing area or throat. They sure love grape jelly. This was a great n informative video. Thank you ♥️😊👍
We have a hummingbird feeder in Beverly Hills area for the last few weeks, and just saw one on it today for the first time in June. I didn't know what it was till I looked it up online, it came 3 times to feed today. It's a male and I have never seen one in our area before. Anyone seen one in Los Angeles area around the Westside before? It's kind of surreal seeing so many beautiful birds in the middle of a big city. We have seen 3 different kinds of hummingbirds so far, they are so pretty. If you live in LA but up a feeder asap.
Aaron Golshani we live in Tarzana and have a pair of hooded orioles who have taken over one of our hummingbird feeders. We used to have problems with them causing the feeder to swing spilling the nectar but the one they’re using now doesn’t seem to spill as much
@@bcookin Oh that's so awesome. Your birds are more brave then the Hooded we have. He is so shy, I even put out oranges for him but he didn't touch it. Maybe it's because I have the feeder on a suction holder on a big window. He can see right in our house but we can see him also. He looks around our living room to make sure on one is too close before he feeds. My humming birds don't care at all, I view then from inches away, they even know me now and come really close when I go outside.
There beuatiful.
These guys love the heck out of suet. Anything high energy, but they go for my suet over my nectar feeder
We put out a hummingbird feeder and the Orioles took it over. First time in my life in west central Ohio that I've seen Orioles.
Robert Watkins
Lucky You, I'm hoping for the same luck
What a beautiful scene there, looks like nothing for miles around. I live in a development so this scene is just beauty to me. One question for anyone - won't the oranges and jelly attract insects and bees and stuff like that. I'm afraid I will have all kinds of critters if I put that out.
Ants are easy to deal with. There is a product called an ant moat. You fill it with water and hang your feeder from it and the ants wont cross the water. For bees often it's not an issue unless there is a really dry summer and in August all the natural clover and flowers have burned off.
Thank you for your answer. I’ll try it
You got a frenzy of them ; wow, that is really cool. You got the touch for sure -- never seen one, not live anyway.
Gorgeous birds. Were getting Orioles in Mi. They stopped calling them Baltimore Orioles decades ago. It's just Oriole.
They are lovely aren't they. There are more than fifty kinds of Orioles and the Baltimore is only one variety!
We live in Kentucky and one of my bird goals this year is to attract orioles. One of my neighbors has them, so hoping it won't be too hard to get some of them here. Really do like the dishes for the jelly. Will have to seen if I can find them...So nice to watch these birds! Thank You!
Any luck? None for me..just catbirds!
@@uhill74 Nope.....one of my friend get them, but we haven't had any. I'm not sure how long they stay in this area. Lots of cardinals, red winged blackbirds, brown thrashers, doves, but no orioles ....
Kat
Great video beautiful birds. I would love to try but don't have anywhere to put food that the squirrels wouldn't get to. Too many squirrels.
I wonder if any are around here. I put out oranges and grape jelly a couple of weeks ago. Nothing. Maybe it was too early. There has been one red bird coming to the jelly feeder in the last few days. Not sure what kind of bird it is, but it sure is pretty! Not the normal cardinals we usually get here...maybe a type of cardinal??
It may be a little too early yet. Don't give up. The red bird may be a summer tanager. They like jelly too.
@@wildbirdhouse oh, I hadn't thought of a tanager. I'll look that one up in my bird book. Thanks!!
I live in Schnecksville pa and have had an excellent Mother’s Day 2020 experience watching two male orioles and one female eat at humming bird feeder and also eating half an orange off rail of my deck. Such beautiful birds and this is first year I have had them. I am hoping they will stay and have young rather than migrate. I did notice that the male will not let female at the feeder. Why is that?
Thank you for the wonderful video
We have oriels for a second year
never before in 24 years
At first I was sooo happy and excited,they are so beautiful
But now I’ve noticed all my hummingbirds have gone
I think maybe it’s a territorial thing
It makes me sad
We live in Ontario Canada and I’ve had hummingbirds come back for over 20 years
At first they showed up but when the Oriels appeared the hummingbirds left☹️
We get them about the same time in San Diego; love this video. I didn't know they also like meal worms. Going to add some now :). Oh, and the Orchard Oriole is beautiful! New to me.
Thanks for sharing 😀😀😀
I have lived in Baltimore nearly all of my life but never once saw a “Baltimore Oriole!” But yet have found that the birds are far more common in Virginia and other states! What a misnomer for a bird species by people from Baltimore who are eager to name a bird after their city despite it being a rarity in that city!
It's named after Lord Baltimore. Not the city of Baltimore.
If you live in the city, you probably won't see them.
We have lots of squirrels. Do the squirrels bother your feeders? I have my feeder in the squirrel proof post 4 other types of feeders. I do get some Orioles but it seems like the other birds flying in and out often scares them away.
I have seen some orioles here but had no idea what to feed them. TFS
Attracts a huge number of wasps too! But I suppose the birds will eat them too!
You don't get ants in jelly or feeder? Love the video
Ants are easy to deal with. For hanging jelly feeders use an ant moat. For stake in the ground feeders use a gel ant repellent (like Sapphire Labs) .
I have found that the Orioles that visit my feeder like orange marmalade way better than grape jelly.
Did you attract them with marmalade,? I can't get these things to see the feeders. They fly by and sing every single year but don't seem to find the feeders. My neighbors think I'm nuts with oranges and orange everywhere!
YOU LIVE IN KANSAS!? Damn doing this I should get multiple orioles a day over here in Maryland
Hello I like to know what kind of material for nesting please and thank you
Can you send some of those guys to Southern California? I'll put out some grape jelly for them and a side of meal worms.
I tried meal worms. Live. They didn’t. Even touch them. Jam and oranges they def go for.
They will eat them really well during nesting. (June around here)
wildbirdhouse thank you !!! Great tip. :)
Hello what kind of material for nesting it’s just mentioned we have to prepare for them what kind of material thank you
These guys love sugar as much as I do 😋
Ants!!!!😳
I noticed that when place a papaya or orange it attract lot of birds that have orange colors
hi, have you had any luck with dried meal worms? has anyone. Also, can you store a large amount of live meal worms without the larvae turning into the beetles?
I only feed dried mealworms now. Used to raise them, but this is so much better! About $25 for 5 lbs. That is a lot of dried mealworms!
vistaprime Any Farm Supply store
How often do you have to change the jelly?
After they eat it all
How do you keep the crows from eating the young one
It is not simple if you do not live near their habitat. same as bluebirds. they dont just magically show up
I live in central Illinois. We had lots of Orioles at our feeders a week ago but now only one or two show up.😩
Cindylouwho Bohl I noticed our Oreos here on my porch in door County Peninsula Wisconsin disappeared under shelter for three days while it rained. Are the birds were out but not the Orioles are the bluebirds. Now they’re back in hordes and it’s beautiful to listen to At 4:30 in the morning sometimes a little much but you take what you can get. Stay safe and healthy.
Once they start sitting on eggs their diet changes to insects.
Looking forward to seeing them this spring. But think they move on..from Illinois.
Grape jelly - are we talking jelly/jam or Jello-jelly?
Jelly jam.
@@lonniechartrand Okay. Thank you.
With no high fructose corn syrup in it please
any grape jelly or one that has no sugar additive?
but what do they eat in nature if nobody around puts these items out? I've never seen one before, and don't really want to waste grape jelly and oranges if there aren't any orioles around to find it. Are they in my neighborhood, but I just don't know it? I'm in their zone, and have just started feeding birds, and seen other birds I had no idea were around, so I guess it's possible there are Orioles around.
Is it too late to start feeding here in NE Ohio?
We just saw our first Oriole in Ohio on 04/25/20 ,so no it's not too late.Grape Jelly and Nectar (1/4 cup of sugar to 1 cup water boiled 3 min and cooled in separate feeder)) seem to be their favorites here.We will have to try the Meal worms and see if they like them.We get both Male and Females and they seem to stay up until late Summer.
@@mrkkenny May I ask what kind of feeder do you put the liquid in?
They are probably there through Aug/Sep but the feeding frenzy is the first month after arrival. If you have a lot around you they will still come just not as much.
How do you keep the ants from taken over?
If hanging use an ant mote. If you use a stake feeder there is a new gel product you can put on the stake. You'll find it at your local bird store
I have Orioles every year at my feeder. They really love the grape jelly. I have a terrible time with squirrels eating the jelly and even taking the cups from the feeder. Any suggestions?
If you have your feeder on a pole you can buy a baffle that defeats animal intrusions or you can manufacture one out of sheet metal.
I have my feeder on a metal pole and use a small electric fence unit. One electrode to the poll one to the feeder. The birds cannot touch both so no danger for them, but the squirrels really jump when they get a shock. They usually try twice then give up.
@Walt Schmidt I have a small unit used around gardens to keep rabbits out low power but scares the shlt out of them. LOL
I tried to attract them last year but all i got was a red winged blackbird
I have done everything but havent seen and oriole yet. What should i try next?
Jared, depending on were you live, it might be a slow time until July. When orioles first get back they are veracious eaters an hit the feeders hard.. In June they are nesting and need bugs for their babies, so it slows down at the feeders. After the babies fledge, they come back to the feeders before migration. It is possible if you live in the city and not near any good oriole habit (tree lines along creeks, rivers & lakes) that it might take you a couple summers to attract them.
Ok, thank you for the information!
@jberg44 games. Did you finally attract orioles?
@ Jberg44: The way I was able to attract orioles to my yard was I put out a fountain bird bath. They can hear the moving water and it attracts them. It also attracted many other birds to my yard that I have never seen before such as tanagers, warblers and grosbeaks. Mine is a raised pedestal bird bath with a resin Saint Bernard dog that has his paws up on the pedestal. In the middle of the bath dish the is a round orb where the water comes out. It has an electric pump. They sell them through www.DesignToscano.com
There are also ways to make your own "moving water feature".
How do you keep ants away from jelly feeders
?
woodpeckers will eat the jelly covered ants
There is a simple device called an ant moat. You just keep water in it. Your local bird store will have. Thanks!
Where do you get meal worms?
Cam McArthur, www.walmart.com/ip/44lbS-100-natural-dried-mealworms/614204690
Lowes
Rural king or other farm stores.
Walmart
I live in middle Tennessee had my feeder out since early April. No orioles yet. Does anyone know when they arrive
We had 5 show up in our Quince bush late last week here in northern Indiana! Looks like a pair and another male are sticking around. We have been feeding them orange halves and grape jelly. They devour both!
@@b3j8 We have had two pair of Orioles at our feeder for the past week and a half. They stopped at our feeder, so we ran out and got grape jelly and orange halves and they ended up returning. They are there every 20 minutes or so every day. I'm in Southwest Michigan.
@@isatellite Ikr. The pair we have are funny! He prefers his orange halves. She dives into the jelly! Lol. It's like they haven't eaten in days!
Very not very video. What camera did you use for video recording? It very nice quality and clear.
Very beautiful video. I love orioles. What camera did you use to record the birds? The quality is excellent.
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Does this work for asian orioles?
I wouldn't think so. These are for orioles of North America.
Never heard of them
I am here in southern Georgia and could put out this exact spread and it would NOT attract 4 or 5 beautiful Orioles as you did, but ants, yellow jackets, wasps and bumblebees. That's not what I want near my house.
Attracting pollinators baad? Nah
@@mairwaugus5203 I corrected my comments. NO I do not want wasps and yellow jackets near my home. Most people I know do not enjoy getting stung and swelling and having to go to the hospital.
Maybe some one here can ‘Help me’ Identify a Bird here In Kansas (just South of Wichita); It’s a Shiny Shimmering Black = LIKE OIL on Water, with a nearly “NEON Orange” Breast plumage (No .. It’s NOT a “RED-Breasted” Blackbird) It’s the … “Orangest Orange” … I’ve EVER Seen; This Bird IS Surreal in It’s appearance, a Magnificent Sight; It’s a Medium (Larger than a Cardinal) Size Bird, no Other Markings Just It’s incredibly brilliant DEEP BRIGHT Orange Breast Plumage.
This is the 4th year I seen IT and I’ve lived in This Home for 22 years now and I ONLY See Just (This) ONE! ... I’ve Tried “GOOGLING” IT; … Going to the Library To Research Audubon Listing of Birds ingenious to the State of Kansas; … I CAN’T Find THIS Bird Anywhere except for IN My YARD; … on Rare Occasions (Once or twice a Month; till about September, Then It’s GONE until The Next SPRING); ... ANY and ALL Help would be “GREATLY Appreciated”
PS. I also have a SINGLE ‘Yellow-breasted (Baltimore) Oriole’; and oddly enough, their appearance and length of seasonal stay seem to coincide with each other. (This "Orange Breasted Bird" Is NOT an Oriole; In a "side-by-side comparison" they are absolutely "NOTHING Alike"!)
Can you provide a link to to a picture somehow? There is a red breasted blackbird but it would be in Central / South America. If you can get a picture, post it and let us see it. You can also send it to Cornell rare bird sightings.
@@wildbirdhouse The sightings are on "Rare Occasions" I never have a camera when I need IT; and as I stated in my original post ... " (No .. It’s NOT a “RED-Breasted” Blackbird) It’s the … “Orangest Orange” … I’ve EVER Seen;"
Red Is RED ... Orange Is ORANGE; Just as Blue is BLUE and Purple Is PURPLE; There's a Distinct and OBVIOUS Difference ... This BIRD (Head Wings Back & Sides Tail-feathers) Is Shiny Shimmering Black And ONLY It's Front plumage IS “NEON Orange” ... NOT "Fire Engine RED" ... I would love to post a picture of this Beautiful Bird if I could ever Get ONE! … Just Say'n ... “🍺 Dilly Dilly”❗
Respectfully
Stumped In Kansas
@@errykflows8683 I know but the description sounds like the pattern of a red breasted blackbird. What can happen is red can be in the spectrum of yellow to orange to red. The Yellow and orange are rare but as an example we get house finch here that are orange not red. They are rare. Just a thought based on your description. If you ever do get a picture, someone will be able to identify it though.
@@wildbirdhouse i understand what you're saying; as an example ... Like The "YELLOW Cardinal" in Both Ohio & Alabama ... But Trust Me; This doesn't appear to be a “RED-Breasted” Blackbird ... Nor Is IT a “Red-breasted Meadowlark” ... I've Researched BOTH of these candidates; It's Body Proportions don't match either one, It appears to be a FULLER More Stouter Bird.
I thank you for your Time and Interest; and If I EVER get Lucky ENOUGH to capture this Beautiful Bird on film I will Find a Way to Send you a Copy (Not to Mention a copy to The "Kansas Audubon Society") for Proper Identification.
Respectfully;
Stumped In Kansas
google search a "orchard oriole"
Jelly doesnt seem that nutritious IMO
It's not, they use it for energy. Like Hummingbirds. You can feed many different fruits as well.
I've been trying to attract oriole's for the 3rd summer in a row, and have never gotten one. I guess I'm just unlucky
what city do you live in?
Me too in SE PA! I have two jelly feeders (ones you just screw the entire jar onto...great invention). I hang yarn, pond running, even have oriole bird calls on a timer. Orioles come by occasionally to the treetops but can't seem to warm up to the feeders
@@uhill74 I started with oranges and grape jelly they went for the oranges first make sure you haved them out in a open area in your yard so they can see it when they fly by... in two days I had Orioles in my yard I never had them either until I tried that method.....Good luck!😊
@@ritamartin2141 thanks, Rita! I'm trying. Saw one fly right by the other day :( just such a short window to grab them it seems. The catbirds keep gobbling it all up. Have you ever tried orange marmalade?
@@uhill74 no never tried orange marmalade but I know they love oranges I slice in two and hook it on bird feeders rode