Four Different Kinds of Birds That Like to Eat Grape Jelly.

In the summer time, we put out grape jelly for the birds. There are 4 different kinds of birds that eat it here. The Baltimore Orioles, Orchard Orioles, House Finches, and Cardinals. We enjoy watching them all. We've had as many as 12 Orioles in the rose of sharon bush above the feeders.
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[@rick-ps5ct]

i have a red bellied woodpecker eating jelly and some of the orange halves....and the orioles have been eating the suet i have for the woodpeckers....

[@ObservingNature]

Lol, that's different. We have a few red bellied woodpeckers around here, but I've never seen one on the jelly.....yet.

[@braziliantvhd2768]

And Robins love it to, they drive me nuts eating all the orioles food

[@ObservingNature]

I've heard that from a few people now. We have robins around here too, but we've never seen on on our felly feeders.....interesting. Maybe your feeding them on a platform feeder?

[@craigleduc697]

Cat birds like jelly too!

[@ObservingNature]

Thanks Craig! I've heard that, but I guess we must not have them around here.

[@TheWorldOfThoseWhoDoNotSpeak]

Great video! We are putting out jelly for the Hooded Orioles, but besides them, other birds are also eating the jelly: Black-headed Grosbeaks, Northern Mockingbirds, Scrub-Jays, and Finches.

[@ObservingNature]

Thanks! Nice! We don't have some of those. Enjoy!

[@LeicesterRose]

I have orioles, red-bellied woodpeckers, house finches, catbirds, cardinals and rose- breasted grosbeaks. 6 different birds at my jelly feeders. In Massachusetts, Catbirds also like raisins which have been soaked overnight to plump them up.

[@ObservingNature]

Wow! That's a lot of variety. We have red-bellied woodpeckers around here, but I've never seen on on the jelly feeder....yet. Thanks for sharing the tip on the raisins too!

[@LeicesterRose]

@@ObservingNature We can add American Robin to that list, that makes 7 different species eating my grape jelly. They also eat the raisins. Don’t you just love the beautiful variety of birds, and all wildlife?

[@ObservingNature]

Nice! Yes, nature is beautiful and amazing!

[@brianreynolds1098]

There's a fifth bird that LOVES grape jelly and that bird is the GRAY CATBIRD. I have an Oriole feeder for my Orioles but I have to fill it constantly 'cause the Catbirds are pigs! They really chow down on the stuff. Just thought you'd like to know...

[@ObservingNature]

Thanks Brian! Yes, I've heard that from a couple of other people. We've never seen one here. I guess robins will eat jelly too, but I've never seen that either, even though we have lots of them around here. I think they need a platform feeder, because I saw a video of one, and it was eating from a platform feeder.

[@johnmcbride6162]

I made a change from grape jelly to orange marmalade. The Orioles sem to like it better. They eat more when they visit the feeder and frequent the feeder more often. The Norther Cardinals and Gray Catbirds also like it. I also put out some blueberries for the Gray Catbirds. The Catbirds eat some marmalade and then fly away with a blueberry. Must be a pretty sight haveing 12 Orioles at one time. I have two pairs of Orioles that visit my feeder.

[@ObservingNature]

Thanks a bunch for the information. I've never tried orange marmalade. I might give it a try once they are finished nesting around here. We are still getting regular visitors in the mornings and evenings, but not nearly as many as earlier in the spring. It's pretty amazing when large groups of them come in for a visit. They pile up in the nearby trees and on other things they can perch on. Then they start making noise if they have to wait too long. I think there are catbirds around our area, but we never seen them at the feeders. Thanks again!

[@alanl.simmons9726]

Thank You learned a lot. The loud music at the end was a shock. Will be taking your ideas to my bird feeder station.

[@ObservingNature]

Sorry about the music. I used to use it at the end of my videos, but I no longer do.

[@rogercarroll1663]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@ObservingNature]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@jackbest6677]

The house finches, Orioles, and Cat birds eat a pint a day of grape jelly. They'd eat a quart but I limit them. Its been like this the last 5 summers. Enjoy watching them.

[@ObservingNature]

I completely understand, Jack. Ours can go through a lot too, and would eat more if I kept the feeders full all the time. We've never had a catbird come to ours. Sounds like you have lots of enjoyable watching in your future.

[@jackbest6677]

@@ObservingNature Thank you. Since retirement I really enjoy watching the birds. We have over 25 bird houses in our woods and half them are in use. We go through 25 # of bird seed a week. It would be more too but I limit so they don't eat us out of house and home. Lol

[@ObservingNature]

@@jackbest6677 Sounds like you have a pretty nice place there. Enjoy!

[@barbarastaskelunas1090]

Catbirds love it too.

[@ObservingNature]

I've heard that, but we've never seen one around here.

[@uhill74]

That's all i get.

[@rick-ps5ct]

today i made a nectar feeder from an old apple juice bottle....they found it in 5 minuets...

[@ObservingNature]

Nice!

[@veronicapheasant3233]

Don't forget house sparrows. Them jerks eat everything

[@ObservingNature]

Yep, unfortunately. We never had them bother the jelly until the last couple of years.

[@al01100]

not sure where you live but in NH, the catbirds will come for a little jelly. Robins will as well but their favorite is cherry preserves. I put out fresh cherries and preserves along with grape for the orioles. our orioles also like oranges that are halved. They are all cool birds in their own way and I really like to hear them all sing. I wish I could get more rose breasted grossbeaks to come in, I only get a few a year :(

[@ObservingNature]

I guess we must not have catbirds in our area. Or is we do, I've never seen one. We live in Kansas. Those orioles sure can go through a lot of jelly.

[@janicebaker3499]

Try putting out flax seed for the grosbeaks. Mine love it and I even have a few that hang most of the summer (they usually just stop in NE OH on their way to their summer homes).

[@richardkenworthy9312]

Good to know,I put out cherry suet and the female orial was feeding,

[@anissakafka7473]

That is awesome I didn't know this!

[@ObservingNature]

I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@barbiek3987]

I've had Black-capped Chickadees at the Jelly feeder and now a Female / Immature Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. I've only managed to count 10 Baltimore Orioles at one time at the jelly feeders.

[@ObservingNature]

Wow, that's a lot of activity. Thanks for sharing that!

[@barbiek3987]

We had 2 pair Orioles nesting on the property this year. Once the young fledged, they were brought to the feeders. Watch ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ feeding their young jelly is priceless!

[@maryturner8585]

Thanks for the info.

[@ObservingNature]

You're welcome Mary!

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

I worry that if I had a feeder like this it would just be a total yellow jacket party.

[@ObservingNature]

We do have wasps that get in the jelly sometimes, but not many yellow jackets.

[@catalinoancea6601]

Very beautiful!

[@iBi_uBu]

Just got a feeder for grape and orange halves for the Orioles. First time this year. Cool to know other birds will too. When do you start putting yours out? Heard Orioles come early May?

[@ObservingNature]

Around here, the Orioles start showing up around the third full week of April, give or take a few days. I will probably put ours out sometime late next week. I usually start hearing them before I actually see one. Good luck!

[@iBi_uBu]

@@ObservingNature TY!!! ❤ Can't wait!

[@ObservingNature]

@@iBi_uBu You're welcome!

[@jpocketrocket]

We have a robbin family that enjoys jelly and suet

[@ObservingNature]

Interesting. I've never seen it yet, but I've heard from others who have. This year, we even have some House Sparrows visiting the jelly on a regular basis.

[@Edyth_Hedd]

Have never seen cardinals use our jelly feeder, but we have seen catbirds eat jelly, and just this year, robins.

[@ObservingNature]

Thanks for sharing that! I've heard others say that they've seen robins at theirs, but we never have yet. I know that robins eat fruit, because they are relentless in our strawberry patch, and we've also see them eat our grapes. I'm not sure, but I don't think I've seen a cat bird around here.

[@cocobolyn3167]

@@ObservingNature I've never seen a cat bird, nor have I heard of them until today. I've heard of cowbirds?

[@Pwrcritter]

My jelly and orange slice has been looking untouched for 3 weeks. I've seen orioles in the area too.

[@ObservingNature]

That does seem kind of odd. I don't think I could keep ours away if I tried.

[@Pwrcritter]

Now their covered w ants..

[@ObservingNature]

@@Pwrcritter If you can put diatomaceous earth at the base of the stand, it should take care of them.

[@uhill74]

@@Pwrcritter same. See them..but no takers. Maybe they hate house sparows too.

[@ednasouther1619]

Change your grape jelly. They seem to like it fresh. Put small slices of oranges because the wood pecker likes to carry it up in the trees. Takes a while to attract them. Dont forget to clean your feeder. Good luck.

[@Jason-kg4rs]

We have robins that will eat it sometimes too.

[@ObservingNature]

Interesting! I haven't seen that.....yet.

[@fluffypeanutcat]

@@ObservingNature Hope You are having a good Oriole Jelly feeding Spring. For whatever reason Robins are hogging my Oriole feeding stations this year. I am currently trying to find a better system and see if I can discourage. Live up the way in South Dakota on an old farmstead. Noticed Orioles 4 years ago and last year first time tried feeding. Here are a couple of my last year KZbin vids. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYW1fnuZgZuCiJo kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5XRf4OgjdOkr9k

[@robertcornelius3514]

Should you mix in any mealworms with the jelly?

[@ObservingNature]

I wouldn't. It's not necessary.

[@cocobolyn3167]

I just saw a robin eating grape jelly in one of those videos.

[@ObservingNature]

Interesting. I've never seen that.

[@fluffypeanutcat]

@@ObservingNature I have several Robins on our South Dakota farmstead. At least 3 or 4 have learned to have an appetite for Jelly. I wonder if a free swinging feeder like yours might make a difference. Robins eating Jelly first time it was set out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5zQp5ilrN92o5Y

[@johnmcbride6162]

Yes, I have had Robins and Blue Jays eating grape jelly and orange marmalade. Cardinals and Catbirds too.

[@ObservingNature]

@@fluffypeanutcat That's interesting! They must need something more stable that doesn't move. I'll keep that in mind, and see what I can come up with.

[@ObservingNature]

@@johnmcbride6162 That's cool to hear. We have Blue Jays in the area too, so I might have to rig up something that doesn't move as much.

[@aeptacon]

the house finches by my place prefer seeds?

[@ObservingNature]

Here too.

[@vistaprime]

never had house finches touch jelly nor cardinals or any bird but orioles.

[@ObservingNature]

The orioles visit them the most, but we see the cardinals visit the feeders once in a while. The house finches usually show up in pairs, but not nearly as often as the others.

[@cpt4168]

In SE Michigan, we have Purple Finches eating our grape jelly All The Time. Way more than the Orioles that we only get sparingly from Early May to about mid June. Don't think I've seen our abundant Cardinals eat the jelly.

[@marilyngiannuzzi9867]

We also have robins eating grape jelly.This is the first year I have seen this,anyone else?

[@ObservingNature]

I've never seen it, but I know others have. We even had a house sparrow at our feeders this year.

[@susantoomer9880]

Yes ! Surprisingly , the Robin really seems to enjoy the orange pulp as well. Ist year we have seen this in Canada.

[@marilyngiannuzzi9867]

Oh yes we have had Robins eating the grape jelly for years!

[@michaelsimko7694]

Was that a White-winged Dove in the background?

[@ObservingNature]

Probably a Eurasian Collared Dove. We have lots of them around here.

[@jerriehattery6116]

Can you tell me what kind of feeder that is?

[@ObservingNature]

It is More Birds brand.

[@jerriehattery6116]

Cute...I've never seen a feeder like that. We feed oriels but have not fed them jelly. Thank you. We had oriels this year drinking off our hummingbird feeders close to our window. Hadn't seen them on a feeder that close before.

[@ObservingNature]

@@jerriehattery6116 Yes, we have had them on our hummingbird feeders too. They seem to prefer grape jelly though.

[@JocelynDorsey813]

Catbirds also like to eat grape jelly

[@ObservingNature]

That's nice to know. I hope we get one of those at our feeders too.

[@keltar4071]

@@ObservingNaturethey arent a glamorous bird but they are my favorite they have alot of personality. They are like a big version of a carolina wren just as friendly too. The catbird is the only bird in my yard that wll stay within 2 feet of me while im putting out food.

[@ObservingNature]

@@keltar4071 That sounds pretty cool! It makes me wish we had some around here. Maybe in the future......I hope.

[@Whatworksthisworks]

I had a woodpecker eating the grape jelly and it was eating the orange I set out for the Orioles that I am trying to attract....

[@ObservingNature]

Well, that is pretty cool! That is something that I haven't seen here yet.

[@k.fuentes7448]

You only named two birds. What are the other two?

[@ObservingNature]

Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Cardinal, and House Finch. I've heard from several people that Catbirds love grape jelly too.

[@uhill74]

@@ObservingNature only catbirds for me...but orioles always pass by. Torchure

[@ObservingNature]

@@uhill74 Sorry to hear that.

[@maryturner8585]

Where did you get that feeder?

[@ObservingNature]

I've purchase the exact some one at Walmart, and on Amazon.

[@LeicesterRose]

@@ObservingNature it looks like a bluebird feeder, to me. Orioles generally go for the brighter, orange, feeders

[@svetlanarodriguez7429]

I saw a crow eat jelly

[@ObservingNature]

Wow! That's interesting. I never would have thought.

[@uhill74]

Never had anything but catbirds eat mine. I am about to give up on orioles! They fly over and never in 4 years have they come down to the feeders..multiple with oranges and jelly.

[@ObservingNature]

Wow, that has to be frustrating. I guess I'm glad we don't have catbirds that come to ours, but sometimes when they are coming in high numbers, the orioles can go through a half a jar of jelly a day.

[@uhill74]

@@ObservingNature I don't mind the catbirds...at least the jelly doesn't go to waste... just don't know.why I can't entice orioles.

[@ObservingNature]

@@uhill74 True. I'm not sure on the orioles. Maybe it will change soon. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[@uhill74]

@@ObservingNature just had another sing in the tree above my feeder yesterday! He had to have seen the feeder. Getting closer??

[@ObservingNature]

@@uhill74 Nice! Good luck. Sounds like just a matter of time.

[@CottageontheCorner]

Where did you get those cute feeders?

[@ObservingNature]

Hi Business Minded Mom. If you are talking about the little blue tray feeders, sometimes I see them occasionally at one of the big box stores. I did another video on them this year, and there is a link in the description of that video if you want to go take a look at them. They are very handy, and they last a long time. Here is the other video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3iYgaJveZqagdU

[@CottageontheCorner]

@@ObservingNature Thanks so much. I've never seen them before and I am really starting to get into feeding and providing houses for the birds on my property. There's nothing like the sound of babies in the nesting boxes!

[@ObservingNature]

You're welcome! I'm glad that you enjoy feeding and watching birds like we do. They are such a beautiful and fascinating part of nature.

[@CottageontheCorner]

@@ObservingNature Just put a hummigbird feeder outside and see humingbirds for the 1st time in my life up close...so cool!

[@ObservingNature]

That's awesome! I'm really happy for you! They are such fascinating birds.

[@lightgiver7311]

Actually, I had robins eating all the grape jelly

[@ObservingNature]

That's interesting! I've heard that from other folks, but I still haven't seen it here.....yet.

[@Salmiyaguy1]

i have never seen that. They don't even touch our suet. I only grosbeak and orioles eating the grape jelly. Never even seen a house finch eat any.

[@sandhiyakannan4367]

What state is this in?

[@ObservingNature]

We are in Kansas.

[@koradoodle5375]

I tried this and did not have one bird feed from it.

[@ObservingNature]

Well, that is disappointing, Kora. How long did you have it up, and are you in an area that has Orioles in the summer? Some places don't.

[@koradoodle5375]

Observing Nature hi again. I had it up for 2 weeks than the jelly went hard. Wasn’t sure how long to leave in place. I have seen orioles at my mom and dads down the street. Thought I might entice one to my grape jelly.

[@ObservingNature]

@@koradoodle5375 If your mom and dad have them down the street, I would give it some more time. The very first time we put up a feeder, it took them 2 or 3 weeks to find it. Once they find it, they will keep coming back year after year. That is the way it has worked for us anyway. Good luck!

[@uhill74]

@@koradoodle5375 make a pond....running water attracts them apparently. No luck with me though.

[@donaldwhite3728]

Where did you get the feeder?

[@ObservingNature]

Hey Donald. It's been a while since we bought it, but if I remember right, I think we found it on Amazon.

[@richardkenworthy9312]

Where can I get that feeder

[@ObservingNature]

They have them on amazon. If you have trouble finding it, there is a link in the description of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2GzfHmqmJxki6M The link is to my influencer store, and you should be able to find it there.

[@gramgramme8310]

@@ObservingNature what do I search for on Amazon what is the name of this thing? and thank you very much

[@ObservingNature]

@@gramgramme8310 I don't remember the name of it. You might try searching for oriole grape jelly feeder.

[@vistaprime]

no hummingbirds?

[@ObservingNature]

We have hummingbirds, but we've never had one that tried to eat the jelly. They seem to be happy with their hummingbird feeder and our flowers.