How to Attract a Baltimore Oriole to your Backyard Feeder

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

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[@generaljimmies3429]

I have birds like this in my neighborhood except that their color pattern is the inverse yellow head and wings but with a dark body

[@generaljimmies3429]

I think it's a hooded Oriole?

[@najlajaber5643]

Please can you tell me how you make your jelly at home please and thank you I’m waiting because I look for them in the store I couldn’t get them thank you

[@adrianfrick795]

G'day, Love & Respect to what you Bring us! .... but have a small wish, the Suger... Please, change to Raw Suger!!! It' Natural, white Suger is Refined! got no Worth! Carry on Birding! Cheers!

[@joekosciol2576]

My mother and I are bigtime fans of yours in Rochester NY! We each have matching bird nerd hoodies lol…..this was our first year trying to entice orioles after watching this video, and got two males on our first day!!! What a beautiful treat!

[@be2223]

Orioles are fun to watch. I mount a cupcake pan onto a metal L shaped bracket-then attach to a tree. Cupcake pan holds the orange halves as well as grape jelly. Works great. The grape jelly even attracts Red Head Woodpeckers.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

What a great setup.

[@abdielmorales1380]

Praise God for all his beautiful creation.

[@uhill74]

Amen

[@TranquiloBayPanama]

Don't worry, we fed your little Baltimore Oriole friends all the bananas and papayas they could eat while they were here with us in Bocas del Toro, Panama. They would visit our feeders everyday. Tell them we will see them next year after they're done with all that nesting business. You should come visit them in Panama while they are on vacation sometime. Keep up the great videos, I love them.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hey thanks a lot. One day I'll probably visit. It would be beautiful to see the diversity down there. Have a great weekend 🐦

[@TranquiloBayPanama]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd We would love to have you, I know you would love it.

[@uhill74]

Took me YEARS to finally attract them. They like running water features and grape jelly. I have tried all kinds of feeders and I think their favorite by far is a makeshift feeder I made from a big orange plastic dish designed for inserting in planters (from hardware store) inserted on a half inch pole. They love my mulberry tree too. Even when there are no berries it is their go to hiding spot when they aren't on the feeder. Hollies too. I bought this "bird magnet" that plays an oriole song randomly. That seemed to have drawsn them in.

[@Salmiyaguy1]

I would suggest tying orange ribbons around branches to attract them. And sticking orange reflective tapes to trees. for me traffic cones and orange lanterns also proved successful in attracting them.

[@maryellenthompson8261]

I’ve never seen a Baltimore orioles. They are stunning!

[@rickmazzotta2401]

Once you see one you will wish to see them again. My father's love of birds started me early. 60 years has kept me always looking, listening, and feeding. I had a nesting family in an old Ash tree. What a treat. Coolest nest too! My children now repeat the cycle. Way to much fun to pass on a great hobby. When I get a phone call from my children it's so awesome when it's about a bird sighting.

[@eddiewood4995]

I love watching them every year

[@jdacierno]

We had a family at our feeders in Streersboro Ohio last spring. Grape jelly and fresh cut oranges attracted these guys.

[@davidyummus6259]

Pretty bird,... I'm not really a Bird guy but I will admit that at old house a few years ago I started eradicating aggressive pest birds like House Sparrows & Starlings from my yard & I started getting so many more Native Pennsylvania birds visiting & nesting in my yard & more & more new species arrived,... Now in my new PA house I have started doing the same & am already seeing a beautiful change :)

[@andreamarin4296]

We have a pair that live in the woods on the other side of our river. So many birds were visiting my feeders in my porch that they became very curious and flew over to see what the ruckus was all about. As did the kingfisher (who landed right on the porch and was looking around to see why everyone was always there) and eagle. It was very cute to witness their curiosity!

[@FunnySurpriseToys]

Hi my Dear Friend! Thank you and have a beautiful Sunday!🙏👍780

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you and you have a beautiful sunday too

[@marceld8961]

In Michigan we only get them in the month of May, they are such beautiful birds. God’s creation is just wonderful.

[@virginiarubingh9007]

Yes indeed. There is SO much beauty in God's variety of birds and SO much more!

[@susanclaessen9853]

Lesley, my husband and I enjoy your videos. We have been feeding orioles for over 30 years and our (and the birds') food of choice is grape jelly. When the young have fledged and the adults are still feeding, we can go through 1 quart of jelly every two days. Our jelly as well as our hummingbird feeders go up the first week of May here in Minnesota so as not to miss any early arrivals. Likewise, the feeders stay up later in September to help stragglers as they migrate southward. Please keep up your interesting and informative videos!

[@1ginopoochy]

Saw them here I’m Sacramento California here today we’re excited & put out what fruit we had Fortunately we r on a lake & have 2 running water features Woohooo

[@VanessaG1229]

Oriels are always a pleasant sight. I like their sweet little song too.

[@yesnomaybe1220]

This is how I did it. Or should I say, this is what I did. It was successful. After watching The Gulf Crossing on you tube, and learning of bird migration. Around Easter I started sending oriole calls at night from you tube videos. I then rubbed trees with orange zest and left little pieces around. The food I put out was half oranges on sticks, crumbled suet mixed with puréed frozen Concord grapes and mealworms. I had a nest in our front tree with a pair! I really wanted orioles and worked hard at it. I think the orange zest rubbed gives off more aroma and lingers longer. They work like clockwork. Every morning the same time they would sing, then eat, then you wouldn’t see them until the next day. On the side. I watch the Gulf Crossing Every year at spring. I love the journey these little creatures make. There isn’t enough “Professional quality” documentaries on song birds. I would love to see a Planet Earth type show with that photography. Yours are great Leslie! Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t subscribe and watch them all if they sucked

[@jaylenebarton4043]

WE LOVE THESE BEAUTIES EVERY YEAR. GRAPE JELLY AND ORANGE HALFS. LOVE THEIR SHARP WHISTLES THEY MAKE. THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL COLOR!!! SUCH A JOY IN OUR YARD. LOVE THEM !!!!♡♡♡♡

[@GardenKath]

They discovered my Northern Indiana yard last year, and were frequent visitors all summer. Oranges, the bubbling birdbath and serviceberries straight from the tree kept them very happy.

[@outdoorztime2923]

We just planted a Serviceberry tree this weekend from Arbor Day Foundation. It is just a twig, so I plant to baby it a bit. I hope it grows fast.

[@uhill74]

I have a couple coming the past 3 days all day. What a site and a blessing. I have seen them occasionally for years but only briefly in the tree tops. Finally got them to stay.

[@Toomuchbullshitt]

How in the world do you keep an orange tree alive up there through the winter? 🧐

[@CharmCityPaintball]

I saw an Altimira Oriole last week in my yard. I’m in south Florida, so I was pleasantly surprised!!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Wonderful!

[@yourenough3]

Thanks Lesley. Look forward to Saturdays video 🌷💕👍

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

You're welcome 🥰🐦 thanks for the the kind comment. Have a great weekend.

[@Odonanmarg]

Once successfully attracted Baltimore (Northern) Orioles with oranges, one weekend in Prince Edward County, ON . 1st time is always a thrill.

[@JM-bs7ke]

I love their song!!!!!!

[@Athenas_Owl]

Those birds are so beautiful and amazing, I love them. 🥰😊

[@terryleeschiller8515]

What a Gorgeous Bird ❣️

[@thesuburbanmorrigan]

This is such a coincidence... I live in Maryland, and my husband and I were driving back from the Baltimore area today. We were both wondering why we never saw Orioles at our feeders. I will definitely try the orange strategy. Thank you!

[@kcliff22]

They returned last week for the 4th season! I was all ready with sliced oranges on shepherds hooks, (their favorite!) grape jelly, a hummingbird feeder and a solar powered bird fountain. I can watch them all day!

[@DR-qf9th]

I'm excited to see my little orange beauties. I will be expecting them in the next couple weeks. When they sing it sounds like they're saying "machu pichu" lol... they make spring my favorite season. I do have a problem putting grape jelly out for them in late summer due to the bees being such a nuisance. Same with the hummingbird feeders. Baltimore Orioles aren't the only birds who love grape jelly. I have many species enjoying the jelly and I will go through at least 1-2 jars a week.

[@baublesanddolls]

Why are bees a nuisance?

[@DR-qf9th]

@@baublesanddolls the bees get very aggressive in late summer

[@APV878]

I can never get over the bold orange and black coloring of Orioles! So pretty! We had them "discover" our yard in the house I grew up in a few times over the years and it was very exciting every time. In my small antique print & newspaper collection I have a Massachusetts Magazine from 1791 that has a darling print of an Oriole and nest as the front cover. It was a very lucky find as the those extra prints are almost always taken out of the magazine (for obvious reasons), and i treasure it.

[@michiganwoodsman2199]

North eastern Michigan here. I must have hungry birds? The chickadees, redwing blackbirds, and all sorts of birds I would have Never thought get into the jelly! Im in the flight path of many many birds that blow my mind also. Last year I saw my first Scarlet Tanager and it was amazing!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

When I had an Oriole here in my area back in December 2020 (it was way out of range) the chickadees and juncos would eat the jelly too. Awesome about the Scarlet Tanager. They are stunning

[@thomasgreen4009]

Same here. Quite a number best locally and oranges bring them in.

[@joyadams507]

We just relocated to East Tennessee and I immediately went to our local bird supply store and purchased a Oriole feeder, fingers crossed that I am able to lure them in! Thank you for your help and your video!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I sure hope it works. Best of luck to you 🤞🐦🥰

[@cobythebirdnerd3790]

I love these birds so much!! I had a bunch last year.

[@filtag1]

Living in Northwest Indiana I have been feeding them for years. In my experience, I have also attracted Orchard Orioles and Grey Cat birds to my feeder.

[@grandma721]

Every late April I start putting out orange halves and grape jelly for our migrators. A few years ago, much to our surprise, amongst our numerous Bullock's Orioles and Western Tanagers, we got a Baltimore Oriole!! We live in Colorado Springs and they typically don't come this far west, but we had at least one visit our back yard!! I took some pictures and had one of him made into address labels...loved it! We've also had a Rose Breasted Grosbeak here for two years in a row, another breed that isn't supposed to venture this far west. We sure love watching our beautiful feathered friends!!!! I've been praying for a Cardinal to venture out our way because they are one of my favorites!!!

[@DukeCannon]

I've never seen one in my entire life. Pretty tho. I'm happy if the hummingbirds return.

[@gardentwitcheruk7076]

Wow what a stunning bird, beautiful colours.

[@julieprior3126]

Very pretty bird. Never heard of them nor seen pix before!

[@roselucht4583]

We have Baltimore Orioles in Southern Nevada they came back in March. They love our hummingbird feeder. Now I’ll ow to leave some fruits out for them

[@2MuchPurple]

When I lived in Northern California, Hooded Orioles came every year because of the Fan Palm Tree in our yard, from which they got nesting material. The Baltimore Oriole is an eastern bird, though. Thanks, Lesley!

[@garypiont6114]

I have 4 oranges and the oriole avoid it They love the mulberry tree berries. Thanks for the great vid.

[@joanhalgren3502]

Great video! It's June 24, 2023, and I saw my first Baltimore Oriole since childhood. It was pure joy to see it flying from my Maple Tree into the high pine trees nearby. What a glorious moment. We must preserve our sacred Earth so we can enjoy these feathered friends!

[@janiedunn637]

Beautiful 😻 birds ❤️ the video

[@garyfinger294]

lesley my cat is addicted to your channel. She tells me daily that she wants to see the birds if I am at the computer. She likes them on the tv also but she can't get to the screen as she can the monitor. She now even tries to bite the screen to catch the birds. Thanks for the great videos that keeps an old lady happy.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That is so darn cute about your cat watching my bird videos. My kitty does the same thing, haha. Thanks for your comment, give your kitty a pat on the head from me ❤🐦

[@RYANandMICHELLEchannel]

Awesome video! I cannot wait for the orioles to return to my area, should be any week now!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

You are lucky. They are awesome. 🐦

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I really want to attract them but I don't have any

[@cindypowers4993]

I absolutely love birds and birdwatching. And the Baltimore Orioles are one of my favorites, who, in my geographic area of Southern New England, come about around the first week or two in May. I always listen out for them first, because I hear their whistles and beautiful songs first, before I see them. I had a crabapple tree in my yard, along with a nearby bird bath, and that was all I needed to attract Orioles. And cutting an orange in half and staking those halves onto a branch worked as well to attract them. My house was also surrounded by tall, old oak trees, which I always observed Baltimore Orioles flying in and out of all day long! Fascinating birds to watch and attract if you can. Sadly, come every August, they migrate, and I always look forward to their return. Lesley, your video was extremely informative and entertaining! ✌️💚🐦🎶

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Cindy it sounds like you are all well set up for those beautiful orioles. How wonderful. They are fantastic birds to watch. I love them. It is always sad to see out summer visiting birds leave us for winter. I feel you there. Have a great Spring birding. 🥰🐦

[@cindypowers4993]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd Lesley, I love you and your channel. You know for sure, I will look forward to hearing, and seeing, those beautiful Baltimore Orioles in about 4 weeks, mark my word! Although it's sad to see migrating birds leave for the winter, it's equally exciting to see those birds come back in the spring, along with some unexpected others if your lucky! It will be a short time before I hear the Oriole's call!!🐦🧡

[@ronnronn55]

I was hoping to hear their song. But I guess you didn't have access to that footage. Thanks for your thorough and well presented information. Ronn

[@Tiny_n8ture]

I can hardly wait to see them again. Thanks for the great video and tips Lesley 👍

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how are you doing?

[@malolm]

I love orioles, In the nature reserve by my home, so many of them come!, I bought an oriole feeder last year in the winter and the first oriole I see I will put it up, Happy Birding!

[@marcelbruinsma]

In my case; Step one : send the bird a 1st class plane ticket to The Netherlands with a note attached "Free food of choice for life!".

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

😂🐦

[@kathleenmccuistion9720]

I had none last year, but I won’t give up, thanks to your encouragement, Leslie. I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you!!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Wonderful. I truly wish you all the best with attracting them. They are awesome. 🥰🐦

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd dose attracting grape jelly work Lesley 🤔

[@micahbirdlover8152]

I've heard making grape jelly works 😁☝️

[@uhill74]

@@micahbirdlover8152 absolutely. They couldn't care less about oranges when grape jelly is around.

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@uhill74 really thanks ☺️

[@robertmseay7641]

I have had great success in attracting Orioles based on the information in your video. Thanks for the satisfaction of attracting and feeding these beauties throughout the season.

[@GunnyKeith]

THANKS ALOT LESLEY. Nice job, good looking out.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

No problem, my friend. So glad that you enjoyed it, Keith. 🐦

[@Athenas_Owl]

I was eagerly waiting for you to upload a video. Great job! :)

[@traceyhall9018]

Orioles came to my yard in Massachusetts for the first time last spring. Their color is so vibrant in person! We mostly had catbirds at the oriole feeders (who I also love) but the orioles would consistently make an appearance too 😊 Sticking the orange halves on the branches never worked for me as the squirrels would find them pretty quickly, so I use a feeder with a baffle.

[@mofreedom2913]

I too live in Massachusetts and worked hard to attract orioles. Now they come yearly but the yellowjackets are a big nuisance with the jelly. I ended up buying a bee suit for changing and cleaning the feeders. Love these birds!

[@traceyhall9018]

@@mofreedom2913 yep we have the yellow jackets too

[@loriminor7253]

We live in Central Florida and saw one today, actually 2, a male in our Tabebuia Tree who was chased off by a female Oriole. We’ve seen a male twice now in the last month which is so exciting. We love your channel and have learned so much about attracting birds to our yard. Thank you!

[@alfrednawrocki8061]

They are beautiful! It's like a full time job keeping my feeders full and discouraging the squirrels from my feeders!!!

[@terrynielsen7139]

💖💖💖💖 I Love you're videos! Keep them coming! 🤗🤗😁

[@locksbog4270]

Great one Nerd! On a different note, this morning I had a jay sitting about 6 ft above me making that buzzing sound and some others as well, when I looked up at him he had his head tilted with one eye looking down at me, had to laugh. 👍😃✌️

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hahaha I love those rascals. They do that to me too and I always smile. Fun birds 🐦🤣🥰

[@fliegeroh]

When I was very young, I thought these birds were called "Oreo" like the cookie. It wasn't until a few years later when I began collecting baseball cards, I found out they were the Baltimore Orioles, like the baseball team. The baseball teams colors are orange, black and white, as might be expected.

[@thorsteiner9427]

I thought the same thing until my grandmother corrected me a few months ago 😅

[@gusthebrahman1066]

Last year was the first time I put out oranges and grape jelly and I was blessed with two males and a female for a little over a week. One male also fed on my homemade suet. Beginners luck I guess.

[@-BirdsRegion]

I Like your channel. I have loved birds since childhood!🔔👍✔

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thanks a bunch. Birds a awesome 🐦

[@robertmseay7641]

Thanks to your video I have had good success in attracting and feeding throughout the season. Thanks for the satisfaction and joy provided by these beauties.

[@billsalgat8047]

I love my orioles here in MI and they love love love their jelly! I always hear them before I see them usually 1st week of May 😊

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

How awesome about hearing them before you see them. They are such lovely birds. 🥰🐦

[@virgildavidson4945]

Same timeline here in Cleveland Ohio area

[@jules8637]

Should be here by the weekend!!!

[@mc12358]

I'm in eastern North Carolina, outside of their breeding range, but for the past week, I've been seeing a male/female pair occasionally visiting my hot pepper suet feeder. Like you said, probably packing on extra weight for migration. Never really had luck with the jellies or fruits, but some have also shown interest in my Hummingbird feeder. The breeding males are so so striking, impossible to miss, hard to believe they are technically a Blackbird species. In a decade of bird feeding, I've never seen this many Baltimore Orioles stopping by in my yard! Another wonderful video, Leslie! Edit: I'm smashing the "like" button, but I can't get the number to go up! 🙁 Edit: never mind, got it to work! Love the video!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Your edits in this comment made me smile. Thanks so much for the kindness. That is so cool too about that orioles being at your feeders. You're right about the males. Simply stunning. 🐦🥰 have a great weekend

[@mc12358]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd So glad I could make you smile 😊 have a great weekend too Leslie!

[@georgevirginia3785]

Thank You Lesley, that was wonderful information. i am in Virginia, just outside of DC and I have never seen a Baltimore Oriole except for at the ol ballpark and those were baseball players. i will take Your advice. Cheers!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Wonderful!

[@sidstovell2177]

Lesley, I still have two males here in southwestern Mexico. They've been a total joy, since our endemics aren't very colorful, except for Vermillion Flycatchers.

[@dianarempel9097]

All these great tips will attract the Orchard Oriole as well!

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

They are so pretty! Thank you ☺️

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great video of the Baltimore orioles Lesley! Thank you for sharing them with us!👍💖😎JP

[@pioracbirdlovers]

Very Nice.. 👍🏻

[@djosbun]

Thanks to the ideas in this video, I'm going to put together an orange bird feeding area in hopes of attracting this gorgeous bird!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Best of luck. I hope your are successful 🐦

[@brentbean7903]

In southwest Michigan we started to see dozens of Baltimore and Orchard Oriole. They seem to travel together; we have a lot of wild raspberries and mulberries along with mature hardwood trees. Once we noticed them putting out jelly feeders has brought hordes of these wonderful birds to our small farm. They show up in early May most move on but several stay and nest, shortly after the first brood fledge the juveniles will start hitting the jelly feeders again. This is a nice boost and helps them gain experience of finding their own food. Once they find a safe place with the right food source, they will come back year after year.

[@mr1pearl]

Ok jelly I've seen it all ! Didn't expect that wow !

[@patricialessard8651]

I grew up in a northern Massachusetts/ southern New Hampshire border town during the sixties. I remember seeing the Orioles and their cool nests all the time but sometime around the late seventies early eighties, I never saw them again. They just seemed to have left. I never could figure out why. I love watching the birds and getting all the great info on your channel. Thank you for sharing!

[@kind_debkind3321]

I live in southeast Alabama and have had these beautiful birds coming to my feeders for the last 3 years. This time they came back in December and they are still here. I put oranges and grape jelly out for them and they also love the meal worms. Haven't seen them on the hummingbird feeders though. I absolutely love these birds.

[@loberd09]

Oh wow so cool. I live in Nashville and have yet to see them.

[@kind_debkind3321]

When they first started coming they were after the meal worms. I did some research and found out they love grape jelly and oranges and it kept them coming back. I have 4 males and several females coming right now. ❤

[@paulabrown5243]

I live in SE Alabama also. Never knew they were migratory birds as they were abundant here during my childhood. Now I only have a pair that comes daily. Never see them actually eating from the feeder but from the ground. I will try the oranges and some sweeter options.

[@kind_debkind3321]

@@paulabrown5243 I actually cut an orange in half and put both halves in a suet cage. They eat from it just fine.

[@uhill74]

I had a female stay all winter on my PA feeders a couple years ago. It was so awesome.

[@jerseyshorerailproductions]

I never saw a Baltimore Oriole, but I decided to put out oranges after watching this video anyway, hoping for good luck. Today, May 4, I had a male and a female visit! Thank you so much, and greetings from New Jersey!

[@johnwalters1341]

Here in southern California Baltimore Oriole is a rare winter visitor. Instead we have the closely related Bullock's Oriole and also the Hooded Oriole. Both are attractive birds, and while I haven't tried feeding them, my understanding is that the same techniques you describe will work for both species. In our neighborhood, Hooded Oriole is the more common species. It nests in palm trees and is often found perched in them.

[@jrnfw4060]

Do Baltimore Orioles even migrate that far west? We, too, had Bullocks Orioles in southern California. Today, they're also called Western Orioles, and in the Midwest, they tend to interbreed with Baltimores, producing hybrid young. Nice to see a post from another SoCal. I'm a native. Are you?

[@jules8637]

I have been feeding Orioles for 20 years, I’m from Massachusetts. They come every year and I’m loaded with them.

[@Khaeris]

I've never gotten to see one of these birds, but they're so beautiful! I'm going to try these suggestions and keep my fingers crossed.

[@LexYeen]

I don't live in their range, but I thoroughly enjoyed the facts and the footage. 👍

[@kathleenhartsch2872]

NE IN: I had my first Oriole of the spring this morning. An Orchard Oriole sat in one of my peach trees directly across from my kitchen door and waited patiently for me to notice him. I immediately put a little nectar and some grape jelly in my Oriole feeder and hung it. 90 seconds after I went in the house he was eating grape jelly. I prefer the Orchard Oriole to the Baltimore because I love the rich burnt orange color as opposed to the brighter orange of the Baltimore.

[@Ruckus333]

I lived in MD for 30 yrs and couldn't attract one of them. Of course I didn't have the internet to learn about these tips. I'm back in Southern Jersey now and I'm gonna try these tips! Thank you! 💕

[@vladpiranha]

My orioles never took to oranges, but they go crazy for grape jelly.

[@ahlersthomas]

On the West Coast, our “Baltimore Oriole” is the Hooded Oriole. All your tips apply here. Once you attract them, they return year after year.

[@allthumbs3792]

My coastal California neighborhood is graced each spring by the Hooded Oriole and occasionally Bullocks oriole. I delight in seeing them come to the jelly feeder.

[@jameslandis4334]

In the winter here in Florida, they do eat Peanuts out of the shell. They will continue to eat Grape Jelly as well.

[@sasquatchwizardadirondacks7710]

Lesley , been a long winter and spring is upon us . You do such a fantastic job ! I must say I was intrigued by the sight of those Baltimore Oriel nest ! Wow I can’t wait for the day you explain those nest :) Your tips on feeding birds will be taken into the Adirondack Mountains, so I have 1) enjoyment and filming opportunities while conducting field research on Sasquatch and 2) I am confident the Wild People will cautiously observe me installing special feeders for the Baltimore Oriel and other birds as well. This may take a couple of years for the Sasquatch to approach the feeders but I am a patience man. I would have never thought to attempt this study if it weren’t for your hard work presenting quality information here , thank you Lesley and have a wonderful rest of your Sunday .

[@rebanelson607]

Very informative - and beautiful!

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

SE Michigan….sanctuary Witnessed my first one yesterday at the 1 of three hummer feeder and it’s mate was feasting on peanut butter suet… Thank you for this information…👏👏

[@cmys4404]

Here in central Illnois, we see one to four orioles only in early May, and then again in mid- to late-August. They love the grape jelly, but I hadn’t thought about making it-but I can do that! Thanks so much for the videos!

[@blipblip88]

Will definitely have to try these. I've been living in Baltimore for over 20 years and can count on one hand how many times I've seen one! LOL. Thanks!

[@dulcemariaparragonzalez4652]

Hi! I live in western México and had some orioles in my backyard during winter, maybe in their way to central America. Just beautiful birds! Saludos, I love your channel!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

How nice that they stopped by your place in Mexico on the way to their wintering grounds. Cool birds. Thank you for the kind comment. 🐦🥰

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I've hear they weave to make nest 😊☝️

[@_ethanol_]

I love the colors of Baltimore Orioles! I’m going to put oranges on my feeders to attract them. I used to get really excited to see them when I was about 7-10 years old but now I’m 13 and know more about birds. When I was 11-12 I didn’t go outside because I played too many video games, but I don’t like video games now.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I hope you get to see the Baltimore Orioles 😊🥰🐦

[@_ethanol_]

I also got better binoculars and a binocular harness!

[@debrachase3131]

In south central Montana, we don't get Baltimore Orioles but using the same methods I had two pair of Bullock's Orioles, last summer. I may have to find a way to magpie-proof my set-up this year.

[@rohinibhat4955]

I have had them in my yard for last three years. Love watching them come back. We are only in the migration path and just have them passing through.

[@josephaugeri7397]

Up here in Maine, my favorite bird, the Oriole, hasn’t arrived yet. I always put out grape jelly and oranges now, in the beginning of April, because there is a chance they come earlier than usual. Normally they arrive mid to late April, with hummingbirds not far behind. Yay Spring and beautiful birds. Well actually they all are beautiful!

[@wbflowersvt]

Thought you might enjoy knowing one of your chickadee videos was shown in my college student's ornithology class recently! Thanks for your tips on attracting these gorgeous orioles. I really enjoy the content you produce.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Oh my gosh no way! 🥰🐦 I'm so happy. Thanks for letting me know. ❤

[@terrilynn27allen88]

Great video I don't see them much and live in Baltimore lol. Last year I saw one female.

[@ferrisb1588]

Absolutely love Baltimore Orioles. I would say they are one of my "spark birds"; I saw one in May 2020 at someone's feeder while my family was on a walk together, and it was just so cool and beautiful. I started really birding after that. Now that I have a feeder pole I can try to attract them...! I have seen one since then!

[@thomaszaccone3960]

I live in northwestern NJ. I only saw them once when I was a child. They had built a nest in a tree over my grandfather's driveway. This was in the 1960s. Since then I never saw a single one anywhere around this area.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Too bad about not seeing them anymore.

[@thomaszaccone3960]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I will follow your suggestions and see if I can lure some in. Thank you.