[Mnbird] Orioles keep coming

Tue Aug 30 12:27:27 CDT 2016

Same here in East Bethel on Cedar Creek, near Oak Grove in Northern Anoka County.

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From: Pamela Freeman via Mnbird
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2016 12:19 PM
To: Blaine Seeliger;
Cc: Mnbird;
Subject:Re: [Mnbird] Orioles keep coming

We are seeing amazing numbers of orioles also. We also had a large number breeding this year here. We do every year, and I suspect that some of the last year's young come back and also nest nearby, so that each year we have as many if not more. But we are going through huge amounts of jelly daily now. Usually there is a lag time of jelly in the summer when the orioles switch to insects for their young, this year we didn't stop feeding jelly to the orioles. (We also have rose breasted gros beaks that feed on the jelly at times when they are not eating and feeding insects, and cat birds, and this year we have had some chickadees (!) eating jelly also, and one red bellied wood pecker.)
Usually we also have tanagers in the spring eating jelly, but I did not see any this year, but I am not here many week days during the day.

I keep thinking that usually the orioles are gone by now, but we have at least a dozen, many of them this year's young, males, many of them, and some mature females, and some mature males. I can't give a good true tally, and I am not entirely sure if they are all one species. I am fairly certain all are Baltimore, but earlier this summer I thought we had an orchard pair, but wasn't entirely certain.

I believe we had over 6 pair breeding this year. And there are at least a dozen if not more birds hanging around still.
I am located in Oak Grove, northern Anoka county. My yard is open woods and marsh with a pond a creek, the woods is a mature hardword mixed oaks, maples, and others. 

- Pamela
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Blaine Seeliger via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
Every morning I wake up here in Farmington wondering how many Orioles we will have today.
I expect this time of year the numbers to decrease they continue to hold tight or actually increase!
We always have Baltimore and Orchard Orioles breeding on or around our property every year and this year was no exception. Over the course of the last month we've been averaging nearly a 2 pound jar of jelly per day, some days more recently.

Today's count.
5 male Baltimore
2 female Baltimore
10 juv/1st yr Baltimore
0 male/1st yr m orchards
5 female/juv orchards

I believe we had two pairs of Baltimore and three pairs of orchards Breeding that came to visit us regularly throughout the summer.
We really wish we knew if any of these birds are continuing to hang on or if they're all migrants at this point. I have a feeling the younger orchards are the ones that were raised here.

This count represents birds seen at once to confirm minimums. I'm sure there's many more with the constant coming and going.

Hope your day is just as awesome as this!
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Blaine Seeliger
Wyatts Twisted Americana
Eagan Mn 55122
651-200-3699
Hastings Mn 55033
651-437-1123
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