I've them both at the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Traverse City and on online at Bestnest and I am wondering whether there are sufficient numbers of Orioles in northwestern Michigan and do these birds or others actually make use of either one or both of these fruit feeders?

Any help, advice, etc. would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Bill

I live in the Grand Rapids area. We have several orioles down here. I would check with your local Audobon club or someone familiar with your area.
Maybe the folks at your wild bird store can tell you for sure.
I know droll yankee feeder works.
I usually stick my orange pieces here and there. Like tapping a nail into deck post.
Orioles show here in late april, early may. They eat oranges and nectoar for a few weeks and disappear.
Orioles start feeding on bugs and such then to feed the young.

Ron

I've looked at that particular jelly/orange half feeder myself, but I really don't want to encourage yellow jackets or wasps...we have enough problems with those. I'd love to hear from someone who has used one!

Thanks for your responses. I still have not decided upon which fruit feeder to purchase/use, but would like to attrack the Orioles to the garden and so I might purchase the hanging fruit feeder by Droll Yankees, just to see how they respond. Or I might hang an Oriole (liquid) feeder and see what happens as well.

Anne: I took a look at "your page" and saw that you grow a lot of roses. Perhaps, Sue and I can come up for a short visit sometime early this summer when they are in bloom. Our garden project is just beginning to emerge from a weed patch into something recognizable. ;>)

By the way, years ago when I was living in central Illinois - Peoria specifically, where I grew "Hawkeye Belle" among other roses - I and another fellow rose gardener from Iowa traveled to Iowa State University in Ames and briefly met with Dr. Buck at his demonstration gardens.

While we were chatting, Dr. Buck told us a short story of some "older" ladies disparaging the "fact" that such a lovely rose had a terrible name. The rose in question was, of course, "Hawkeye Belle", but they, according to Dr. Buck, kept on pronouncing it as "Hawkeye Belly". No wonder.

Again, thanks for your responses.

Bill & Sue