My Bullocks showed up over a week ago. They scold me if I don’t put some jam in the cup for them, and I’ve caught them raiding the hummingbird feeder in the mornings if I don’t make it out there soon enough, lol. I buy strawberry jam from the dollar store and squeeze some out in a cat food can on a nail for them. They love it.
Daily Archives: May 28, 2023
Re: Bullock’s Oriole
Yep, you’re correct, Bill. I meant to write the Black-headed Grosbeaks hit the seeds all day long. That’s what I get for being so excited over the Orioles & not proof-reading, lol!
Re: Bullock’s Oriole
Interesting, I’ve had a few Bullocks also, but mine all hit the hummer feeders, four up now, and leave the seeds to the BH Grosbeak mobs and others. Female Bullocks today.
Chipping Sparrow showed up today it’s another late arrival.
Bill Moore
Hoot Owl
Inkom
Bullock’s Oriole
Today, a couple of definite Bullock’s Orioles have arrived, identified by sight & sound. Lazuli Buntings, male & female, hit the sunflower seeds every morning & evening. The Bullock’s Orioles, males & females, take over the seeds for most of the day. Along with American Goldfinches & House Finches. Spotted Towhees go after scattered seeds beneath the feeder. And, BC Chickadees sneak in as they can. Yellow Warblers work through the cottonwoods.
At least 6 BC Hummingbirds are coming into the nectar. Have counted 4 males & 2 females. One male makes regular display flights for one of the females 3-4 times/day. Long, looping “U”-shaped patterns with “winnowing” wing sounds.
Overhead: White Pelicans, DC Cormorants, Bald Eagles (from first-yr birds to adults), RT & Swainson’s Hawks & at least one Osprey are regulars. An occasional Sandhill Crane passes over, as well.
Brian Carrigan
Blackfoot