I have seen House Finches and Goldfinches do this. Catbirds and Red Bellied Woodpeckers have drunk sugar water from a bowl in my yard too.

Yep! I've seen House Finch drinking away at the hummer-feeder. Even bats will drink from them at night, too.

WalMart has an Oriole Feeder, with instructions on how to make the (orange) nectar. (About the same as 3-1/water sugar mix, only they add orange food color.)

Some people put a (plastic) glass out to accomodiate these sugar loving cousins! I have some deep red ones ... goblets, and champaign style. You've reminded me to give it a TRY!

Have a great bird lovin' day!

I have a rose breasted GB that loves the grape jelly I put out for the orioles. Red bellied WP like jelly 2.

Karen

Thanks for all the replies. I will have to add grape jelly to my grocery list. I would love to see a bat at the feeder. Happy birdwatching.
Donna

My Red Bellied eats jelly and oranges. The Orioles and Catbirds only eat oranges once in a while. LOL I would love to see a bat drink from it too!
Cathy

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