Mark's Favorite Oriole Feeder and What Birds Will They Attract?

Baltimore Orioles have become one of Spring's favorite visitors at our bird feeder stations. By offering up sugar water, citrus, grape jelly and mealworms you can attract orioles and other species to your yard. What feeders are the best for this task?
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Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 35 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at backyardbirdcenter.com/about-...
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Brown Thrasher photo by Pat White
Summer Tanager photo by John Bugg
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Baltimore and Orchard Oriole photo by Brian Voorhees
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Nectar
01:58 Fruit
02:46 Jelly
03:18 Best Oriole Feeder
05:17 Jelly Birds

[@barbmurray8557]

I saw my first ever oriole. Now I can't stop seeing them and that makes me so happy l 😆

[@anitacoogan4822]

You are a mind reader! Just today I put some jelly in a mini ceramic dish on side of birdbath in my lame effort to discourage ants with birdbath water, as saw Catbirds (donot have a jelly feeder but want one.) I have a tiny condo yard , no Bird feeders allowed, but they have not said anything about my hummingbird feeder( rarely get hummingbirds as tiny yard, just feet from busy highway & shopping centers ) Never knew all those birds like jelly know the Catbirds like, as all last summer a pair stayed. I placed jelly & blueberries in dish inside birdbath ( not ideal as when rains I have to bring in jelly or becomes a mess). I really need to get a Jelly feeder.

[@crae5677]

Lots of Baltimore Orioles and Rose Breasted Grosebeaks in South Central Mn.💖💖💖

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

My grosbeaks have thinned out the last day or two but the orioles have picked up. More migrants are on the way!

[@user-cy7pn2ri3y]

I live in Virginia. I wonder if a jelly orange feeder would work for me? I also wonder when to put it out? I just found this youtube channel and love it

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Welcome to the channel! I would think they would work at the very least during migration. I would put it up the first of April and keep an eye on it.

[@user-cy7pn2ri3y]

@@MarksBackyardBirds thanks will try it

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Wow the summer tanager is hard to get

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

They can be elusive

[@HeatherFeather257]

My first oriole made an appearance at my feeder today! However, I am having a problem with raccoons treating my jelly and oranges as an overnight buffet. Any advice? Love this channel!

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

If you cannot put the feeder on a pole with a raccoon baffle, you can try hanging it from an eave in front of a window ((they can't climb glass). If that doesn't work, consider bringing them in at night. A customer told me she puts them in her gas grill at night instead of bringing them into the house.

[@maureencepiel959]

Mark, I would like to make grape jelly for the birds. Are the grapes sweet enough without adding sugar? I found a recipe that is just grapes cooked down and pectin added. Thank you.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

The certainly eat grapes hung out for them so I would think they are plenty sweet for them. And better for them.

[@maureencepiel959]

@@MarksBackyardBirds Thank you! My thought too. "If you make jelly, they will come" 😂

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Love that movie.

[@deirdrekiely6187]

How do you keep bees from going after the jelly and the nectar??

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

There are nectar guards that fit the OrioleFest feeder from Birds Choice that work well against bees but I have never found a solution for jelly. Unfortunately, if they get bad with jelly, your best solution is to take it in for a while. Put dried mealworms in its place.

[@jimmyrobertson9563]

Hi Mark.Should i be concerned about humming bird's getting grape jelly on there feathers?

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

That can be trouble for any small bird. It is a very rare occurrence but can happen. They should be washed off carefully and released if you are ever faced with this situation.

[@jimmyrobertson9563]

@MarksBackyardBirds okay thanks Mark.

[@wrestlingfan4ever76]

Some years ago our Bullock's Orioles stopped going to the nectar feeders. Do you know why they would do that?

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

That is interesting. Are they choosing the citrus or jelly instead?

[@wrestlingfan4ever76]

@@MarksBackyardBirds I offer natural grape jelly and orange halves. I put out two different types of nectar feeders. The orange Aspects saucer style and the Perky Pet Deluxe glass canopy style. They preferred the Perky Pet feeder but seemed to stop using it.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Some years there is more natural food available to them and feeders are slower. But if they aren’t coming to the jelly, that is a mystery

[@woof3598]

grape not orange jelly ?

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Yes. Grape jelly is far more popular with them.

[@billg4630]

My Orioles won't eat oranges or grape jelly

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

That is uncommon but not unheard of.

[@solarjinx]

Your background is way too busy. Everything you hold up for display blends in and is very hard to see.