[Mnbird] Bluebirds and Blue Jays

[Pamela Brustman]

I have seen a dearth of Orioles since early July. I had many, then none.  I
am used to a pause in jelly feeding during the time when parental orioles
feed insects to their young. But usually they come back to jelly, bringing
those young with them. Nary a flutter of orange have I seen.

This in Wright county,  almost Hennepin.
My ex husband reports the same in Oak grove,  Anoka county.

Also few cat birds there and normally he has a dozen.


On Sun, Jul 25, 2021, 9:03 PM Allen Batt via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
wrote:

>   A friend from southeast Nebraska maintains 400 bluebird nestboxes and
> fledges 2,000 bluebirds annually. His numbers are less than 10% of that
> this year. Young bluebirds have been scarce, but blue jay, oriole and
> grosbeak fledglings entertain as they explore their new world. The day was
> a baby when I put peanuts in the shell into a feeder. A young blue jay had
> never seen such things. He tried to land on the feeder 15 times. I counted
> them. None involved a successful landing. He found the peanuts vexing. An
> adult flew in, grabbed a shell and flew away. The youngster followed suit,
> but not without trepidation and several fumbled goober footballs.
>
> Al Batt
> Hartland, MN
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