Mine are here strong. I see them every 15-30 minutes. Three years ago I had 4, last year about the same, this year I'm quite sure I have double that of the previous years.

I feel for ya. I really enjoy them. Keep your jelly out and they'll keep returning if not this year, for sure next. Maybe add a second jelly feeder. That does the trick here.

Dax

You're very lucky. Do you live in the country or suburbs?

I hope that next year I get more orioles and that they stick around longer. I was thrilled to get them this year, even if they only stayed a few weeks. Darn near breaks my heart to know that I might not see them again till next year. Oh well. At least I got a few pics.

I live in the country. If you're attracting them in the suburbs, good work.

Dax

I actually live in a populated urban area. Thats why I was somewhat skeptical that I'd be able to attract them to begin with until I happened to look out the back window and saw a male eating the orange I had left out.

He spotted that orange then. I know you say you have a jelly feeder but do you have this kind:

I first tried oranges and none ever came. Within 20 minutes of putting one of these up, four orioles were on it like magnets.

Dax

I don' t have one of those, but I do have one of those flatter style oriole feeders that hold nectar, jelly and an orange half. I was also using a glass mealworm feeder to hold jelly. Thats where they were initially eating jelly from until I went to WBU and bought the afforementioned oriole feeder. Maybe I'll post a pic later.
I do like your feeder though. Perhaps next year I'll get one to hang off the tree in my front yard.

They need an open area so hanging from a tree won't attract them.

Dax

Orioles just pass through for me in this urban setting. I attract them with an orange on my arbor in the open.

tj

Then they're probably long gone by now as I live near you, TJ. Whats the longest they've stayed for you, and when did you last see one?

Not sure of the longest stay but this year they were only here a week or so.

tj

I bought one of the jelly feeders as pictured above last year. I hung it in my picture window from my gutter and never got one bird. This year I decided to try it again and I hung it from a tree branch in the front yard.....got a couple of males right away. They then tried my hummer feeders so I bought a regular oriole feeder, feeling really encouraged. They were around for about 1 week and now they are gone although I see them flying in the fields. I don't understand....maybe they are busy nesting?

2 & 3 yrs ago only had 1 male come to nectar feeder for a couple weeks. last year had both male and female come to grape jelly and nectar feeder for a couple weeks also. this year we set out 3 feeding stations with nectar feeder, grape jelly and a bowl of diluted grape jelly. had multiple males and females coming to all 3 feeders. the males likes solid grape jelly the females likes the diluted grape jelly. our first sighting for orioles were may 3rd. they stopped coming by may 25th. they disappeared for about 2 weeks and returned June 6th. by June 30th starting seeing baby orioles. we have been blessed to see parents and babies playing and flying from tree to tree in the trees that surround our property and also feeding at 1 particular feeding station.

Hello with your feeders do u problems with ants

Ants will always come but I wouldn't say they are a problem. Some birds come and eat the ants.

tj