Yes, that is an Oriole; a Northern or Baltimore Oriole to be exact! I don't get to see them much here but it is a real treat to see one. The last one I saw was about 8 years ago.

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A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess.

And they like nectar. Sometimes they're seen on hummingbird feeders. There are also commercially made oriole feeders for nectar. Larger opening for their bills.

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Do you have tall deciduous trees near you? They nest up high. You can put out snippets of string and yarn and they may take them to use in the nest. i put nesting material out in a clean suet cage. It doesnt usually get emptied but they do use it.

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Yes - we have lots of oaks, maple and cherry. My husband saw him again yesteray - yeah!

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Sandy R.

I'd love to have some orioles around here...my neighbor told me that years ago you'd see them quite frequently.....

Cool pic!

I have a lovely picture of Oriols eating an orange on my deck. How do I post that picture here ?

I'll have to put out more oranges - he didn't try the first ones we put out. I'm afraid all the grackles and starlings have scared away nearly everybody else. We've separated the hummingbird and thistle feeder from the regular feeder, but we really don't see as many unusual birds now that the big guys have taken over the territory. Sigh.

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Sandy R.

We had some orioles come to our yard last year and now they are back this year. They do like oranges but it seems like they like the grape jelly we put on top of the orange halves more.

We also got an oriole feeder--as someone was saying, it's like a hummingbird feeder but a bit bigger perch and larger openings for them to eat out of. We use a 1 to 6 sugar water mixture, too, instead of the 1 to 4 we use for the hummers.

Right now we have two males and one female that we've seen. Last year they built their nest in a giant cottonwood in our neighbor's yard and we're hoping they nest there again this year.

I had never heard of putting out yarn for use by birdies in their nests, but now that I read to do that here, I am thinking of leaving early so I can rush home from work and put out some yarn!!

I've read conflicting articles on the dryer lint. Some say ok, others say it wont dry out well and packs down which is prime breeding habitat for mites.
Pet hair from brushing is good too.
Dont make the yarn or string too long, about 4-6" is best.
My mrs. orioles have been taking the grass I've weeded out of the garden thats drying up on top of the compost for her nest.

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I just saw 2 Orioles feeding from my Hummingbird Feeder. I put out the orange slices, but they still went to the Hummer feeder.
Thanks for the info on what to feed them.
I will definitely look for an Oriole feeder.
I had never seen one before yesterday and they are absolutely GORGEOUS!

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