How to Attract a Baltimore Oriole to your Backyard Feeder

This video is to help you learn some tips and tricks on how to attract a Baltimore Oriole to your very own backyard feeder.

The Baltimore Oriole is present typically only for about 4- 5 months, between April and September depending on the location. If everything is set up in your yard just as they like and in time, it can be pretty easy to attract Baltimore Orioles but if it isn’t it can be extremely hard. It’s all down to timing and understanding what they eat and when they eat it.

These guys aren’t into seeds and nuts, their bill isn’t designed for them. Instead, it is insects, fruit, and flower nectar that make up their diet in the wild, so mimicking what they eat naturally is essential in order to have success with getting them.

At the beginning of Spring and again at the end of Summer, high-energy food such as berries, fruit, and flower nectar is in high demand. The rich sugar content in these foods is converted into the energy they need during these migration periods. Oranges are something that Orioles love eating. What’s more, is that they are actually attracted to the orange color.

Another food that many have success with is Jelly in an open dish or cup. When offering jelly go with a grape flavor, not green though but purple or red as this is what they like. Be sure not to put out too much at a time. Excessive amounts pose a risk of soiling their feathers.

Orioles also readily take advantage of sugar water in Spring and in Fall. To make your own sugar water, a ratio of 4 or 5 parts boiled water and one part sugar, and don’t use food coloring, this is not necessary and isn’t good for birds. It’s important to keep sugar water fresh by changing it out at least once a week

As summer approaches, they switch to eating more insects for the protein needed while they are raising babies. At this point, you may want to try mimicking the protein they are looking for by using mealworms which can be put on a platform or tray feeder and even in a cup.

A more natural way that you can attract Baltimore Orioles and keep them in your yard is to have bright fruit trees and flowers, such as raspberries, crab apples, blackberries, trumpet vines, native honeysuckle, and petunias.

One last thing to consider is offering a water source, they are drawn to the sight and sound of moving water. Try things such as a fountain, dripper, or birdbath that has a bubbler. Hanging their feeder close by could help further entice these bright orange feathered birds as well.

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