[Mnbird] Orioles keep coming

Tue Aug 30 12:51:33 CDT 2016

I gave up feeding the Orioles weeks ago. The bald-faced hornets claimed my
Oriole feeder and chased away any bird that came near - even the
hummingbirds stayed away from their feeder, which was separate but near the
Oriole feeder.  The hornets alone chowed through my feeder daily and I got
tired of refilling just for them.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:45 PM, Rebecca Field via Mnbird <
mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:

> We've never had this many orioles here in Orono, though we get a good
> number each year. I fill the jelly and orange feeder daily, and they even
> drink up the hummingbird sweet water each day. The bees are in the jelly,
> but the birds don't seem to mind.
>
> Rebecca Field
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> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:27 PM, crandallk at aol.com via Mnbird <
> mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
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>> Same here in East Bethel on Cedar Creek, near Oak Grove in Northern Anoka
>> County.
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>> ------ Original message------
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>> *From: *Pamela Freeman via Mnbird
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>> *Date: *Tue, Aug 30, 2016 12:19 PM
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>> *To: *Blaine Seeliger;
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>> *Cc: *Mnbird;
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>> *Subject:*Re: [Mnbird] Orioles keep coming
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>> We are seeing amazing numbers of orioles also. We also had a large number
>> breeding this year here. We do every year, and I suspect that some of the
>> last year's young come back and also nest nearby, so that each year we have
>> as many if not more. But we are going through huge amounts of jelly daily
>> now. Usually there is a lag time of jelly in the summer when the orioles
>> switch to insects for their young, this year we didn't stop feeding jelly
>> to the orioles. (We also have rose breasted gros beaks that feed on the
>> jelly at times when they are not eating and feeding insects, and cat birds,
>> and this year we have had some chickadees (!) eating jelly also, and one
>> red bellied wood pecker.)
>> Usually we also have tanagers in the spring eating jelly, but I did not
>> see any this year, but I am not here many week days during the day.
>>
>> I keep thinking that usually the orioles are gone by now, but we have at
>> least a dozen, many of them this year's young, males, many of them, and
>> some mature females, and some mature males. I can't give a good true tally,
>> and I am not entirely sure if they are all one species. I am fairly certain
>> all are Baltimore, but earlier this summer I thought we had an orchard
>> pair, but wasn't entirely certain.
>>
>> I believe we had over 6 pair breeding this year. And there are at least a
>> dozen if not more birds hanging around still.
>> I am located in Oak Grove, northern Anoka county. My yard is open woods
>> and marsh with a pond a creek, the woods is a mature hardword mixed oaks,
>> maples, and others. 
>>
>> - Pamela
>> Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take
>> to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
>>
>> “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.”
>> ― Aldo Leopold <https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/43828.Aldo_Leopold>
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>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Blaine Seeliger via Mnbird <
>> mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Every morning I wake up here in Farmington wondering how many Orioles we
>>> will have today.
>>> I expect this time of year the numbers to decrease they continue to hold
>>> tight or actually increase!
>>> We always have Baltimore and Orchard Orioles breeding on or around our
>>> property every year and this year was no exception. Over the course of the
>>> last month we've been averaging nearly a 2 pound jar of jelly per day, some
>>> days more recently.
>>>
>>> Today's count.
>>> 5 male Baltimore
>>> 2 female Baltimore
>>> 10 juv/1st yr Baltimore
>>> 0 male/1st yr m orchards
>>> 5 female/juv orchards
>>>
>>> I believe we had two pairs of Baltimore and three pairs of orchards
>>> Breeding that came to visit us regularly throughout the summer.
>>> We really wish we knew if any of these birds are continuing to hang on
>>> or if they're all migrants at this point. I have a feeling the younger
>>> orchards are the ones that were raised here.
>>>
>>> This count represents birds seen at once to confirm minimums. I'm sure
>>> there's many more with the constant coming and going.
>>>
>>> Hope your day is just as awesome as this!
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> Blaine Seeliger
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