Oranges and jelly
Duncraft Oriole Fruit and Jelly Classic Feeder
Two 4 oz jelly dishes and a wire cage for up to four orange slices, under a clear roof.
Fruit for birds
Orioles come for orange halves and grape jelly, and bluebirds, red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays and grackles take fruit at feeders too. Put out a little at a time in a dish or on a spike, and clear it before it spoils in the heat.
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Dried fruit for bluebirds
Birds Choice Bluebird Feeder
A 3 oz cup behind 1.5 in side holes, for dried fruit or mealworms.
Under a dome
Birds Choice Supper Dome Bird Feeder for Seed Suet and Mealworms
A small dish under a 10½ in dome that keeps rain off fruit, jelly or mealworms, with suet holders beside it.
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Who eats it
5 of the 27 common feeder birds on our seed chart take it, according to Project FeederWatch. Birds in your area vary by region and season.
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Birds Choice · Oriole feeder
Oriolefest Oriole Feeder
- Holds 12 oz
Feeds orioles three ways at once: nectar, grape jelly and an orange half, with an ant moat built in.
Keep in mind: Jelly and nectar both spoil in heat; empty and wash it every day or two in hot weather.
Birds Choice · Oriole feeder
Recycled Oriole Feeder for Oranges and Jelly
- Holds 6 oz
- Comes apart to clean
Grape jelly and orange halves under a clear roof; the jelly cups lift out to wash.
Keep in mind: Jelly spoils and draws wasps in heat; put out a little at a time.
Duncraft · Platform feeder
Eco-Strong Platform Feeder
- Holds 2 lb
An open tray that brings the most kinds of birds: seed, fruit, nuts or suet on a mesh floor that drains.
Keep in mind: An open tray collects droppings: scrape it daily and wash it every week or two.
Duncraft · Oriole feeder
Easy Oriole Feeder
- Holds 8 oz
Grape jelly for orioles under a roof, in two dishes that lift out to wash.
Keep in mind: Change the jelly often in warm weather; it spoils and draws bees.
Birds Choice · Mealworm feeder
Bluebird Feeder Flower Shape
- Holds 3 oz
A daily cup of mealworms for bluebirds, in a cup that lifts out to rinse.
Keep in mind: 3 oz: put out a small daily ration, the way bluebirds learn to expect it.
Birds Choice · Oriole feeder
Oriole Feeder Flower Shape
- Holds 3 oz
Grape jelly and two orange halves in one small hanging feeder.
Keep in mind: 3 oz of jelly goes fast once orioles find it.
Perky-Pet · Oriole feeder
Fruit Trio Oriole Nectar Feeder
- Holds 30 oz
Nectar, an orange half and jelly for orioles from one feeder.
Keep in mind: 30 oz of nectar spoils before a few orioles drink it in hot weather: fill it part way.
Nature's Way · Mealworm feeder
Bluebird Buffet Metal and Glass Bird Feeder
Mealworms and fruit for bluebirds and wrens in a dish that lifts out to wash.
Keep in mind: The dish holds ¾ cup, so fill it every day or two.
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Nature's Way · Oriole feeder
Wire and Glass Oriole Feeder
Grape jelly and orange halves for orioles, with a dish that lifts out to wash.
Keep in mind: Jelly spoils and draws bees in warm weather: put out a little at a time and change it often.
Nature's Way · Oriole feeder
All-In-One Oriole Buffet
- Holds 12 oz
Orioles that take nectar, jelly and oranges, all on one feeder with an ant moat built in.
Keep in mind: Nectar and jelly both spoil in heat: wash and refill every few days, more often when it is hot.
Who eats fruit
Project FeederWatch lists fruit among the foods of Baltimore orioles, eastern bluebirds, red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays and common grackles. American robins live on earthworms, insects and fruit rather than seed, Cornell notes, so fruit is the food most likely to interest them.
What to put out
For orioles, orange halves on a spike and a spoonful or two of grape jelly in a dish, from the time they return in spring. For bluebirds, dried fruit or berries in a small dish, often beside mealworms; the Birds Choice and Nature’s Way bluebird feeders take either. Fruit on an open tray feeds whoever finds it first.
Keep it fresh
Fruit and jelly spoil quickly in warm weather and draw wasps and ants. Put out what the birds finish in a day or two, clear the rest, and wash the dish every few days.
References
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| Common Feeder Birds ↗ |
| American Robin: Life History ↗ |
| Baltimore Oriole ↗ |