This year is the first in about 5 years that I've seen the grosbeaks. I had 5 males on the feeder at one time, with more females scattered about. Here's a picture of a pair that I shot. Of course, the mail had his back to me!

Great pics, Claire! Where did you find the jelly jar holder? I've not seen one like that & would like to offer jelly that way. I've heard "my" orioles & seen an orange blur in the treetops but haven't had a good look yet. There have been orioles nesting in the same oak tree for at least 12 years, maybe longer. "My" chimney swifts are also back-no more fires for the season! Susan

Here's a close up of the guy on the feeder bar just before his friend showed up.

I put out nectar, oranges and grapes (not grape jelly) and have both Baltimore and Orchard orioles, Ruby-throated hummingbirds, Gray catbirds, Rose-breasted grosbeaks, house finches, and others eating almost constantly. Cathy, I'm amazed that your oranges aren't more popular, we go through several a day with the orioles and catbirds the main indulgers. My woodpeckers don't eat the fruit at all. elke, no need to add food coloring to either hummingbird or oriole nectar, they will find it just fine without. And I use the same ratio for both as both hummers and orioles eat from either type of feeder - apparently no one told them that the little red feeder is for hummers and the big orange one is for orioles, lol. Ann