{"id":1682,"date":"2022-04-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2022-04-12T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:00:00","slug":"tips-on-attracting-orioles-and-hummingbirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/12\/tips-on-attracting-orioles-and-hummingbirds\/","title":{"rendered":"TIPS ON ATTRACTING ORIOLES AND HUMMINGBIRDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Orioles and hummingbirds are welcome visitors to our yards and gardens in the spring, and will be arriving soon!\u00a0 We can expect to see them in late April or early May.\u00a0 The Ruby-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird we see in Eastern North America.\u00a0 Baltimore Orioles, also known as Northern Orioles, as well as Orchard Orioles are familiar guests in our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are trying to attract these birds to your garden, it\u2019s important to make sure that the feeders are visible, and not hidden in trees and shrubs.\u00a0 Hanging them from a pole system, shepherd’s hook, or a bracket on a post is best.\u00a0 We suggest setting the table for their arrival by the third week in April.\u00a0 You can always put the feeders out empty, just make sure you have everything ready to go once they arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can welcome orioles with a variety of feeders as they like to choose from a diverse menu.\u00a0 Their favourite foods include nectar, grape jelly, oranges, red grapes (cut in half is best), mealworms and fruit flavoured suet.\u00a0 Nectar can be made with \u00bc cup plain white table sugar to 1 cup boiling water.\u00a0 Stir to dissolve the sugar and cool.\u00a0 You may also purchase powdered or ready-to-use nectar.\u00a0 There are many styles of oriole feeders to choose from to accommodate their various food preferences!\u00a0 Separate feeders are available for nectar, jelly, oranges, suet, and mealworms, or you can choose the Ultimate Oriole Feeder which provides areas for nectar, grape jelly and fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s nothing like watching a hummingbird dart through your garden in search of colourful tubular shaped flowers.\u00a0 They are especially drawn to red, pink and orange flowers.\u00a0 Hummingbirds are also attracted to hummingbird nectar feeders.\u00a0 These little jewels are used to feeding close to the ground, so their feeders can be placed on shorter hooks in gardens or planters.\u00a0 Window feeders are another option if you want to see them up close!\u00a0 Hummingbirds are very territorial, so if you can place a few feeders out of sight of each other, you may have the opportunity to view more than one hummingbird family!\u00a0 The most functional feeders for hummingbirds are saucer shaped models that include an ant moat. \u00a0 It\u2019s important to keep their nectar fresh, so filling a hummingbird feeder to the brim isn\u2019t necessary.\u00a0 Their tongues are twice as long as their beaks, so you don\u2019t need to worry if the nectar isn\u2019t filled to the top.\u00a0 Once you notice the nectar has become cloudy in hummingbird and oriole feeders, it\u2019s time to refresh.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019d like to see hummingbirds even more, consider adding a hummingbird swing close to their feeder.\u00a0 They will happily perch on these to rest\u2026 and defend their feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s also important to provide water for these beauties, so a birdbath or mister would be a welcome addition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orioles will stay in our locales until late August or early September before they begin their migration south.  Hummingbirds are sometimes seen as late as early October, so you will want to leave a feeder up for the hummers migrating from further north until Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m looking forward to welcoming them back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Spring Birding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Jane Paradis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand Ambassador<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urban Nature Store<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Orioles and hummingbirds are welcome visitors to our yards and gardens in the spring, and will be arriving soon!\u00a0 We can expect to see them in late April or early May.\u00a0 The Ruby-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird we see in Eastern North America.\u00a0 Baltimore Orioles, also known as Northern Orioles, as well as Orchard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[48,60,61,41,42,76,17],"class_list":["post-1682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uns-birding-blog","tag-birdbath","tag-birdwatching","tag-canadawildbirding","tag-hummingbirds","tag-orioles","tag-unsbirds","tag-urbannaturestore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}