The Orioles brought some friends with them including a Lark Bunting (updated)

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Tue May 19, 2015, 08:56 PM - Edit history (1)

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UPDATE: I had to go out 1/2 hour ago and put out another 1/3 of a bottle to get through till dark. There were two The barred owls talking to me at the time. Third sample down is what I heard: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barred_Owl/sounds

We don't have the camera up yet. Sorry. He was eating jelly. First time in a couple years we have seen one.



A common sparrow of the Great Plains, the male Lark Bunting is distinctive with its black body and white wings. It is the only sparrow that changes completely out of a bright breeding plumage into a drab winter one.


We know we have at least several more pairs of Orioles than last year. We have added two more jelly feeders.

We are going through 2 full 27oz jars of jelly a day. That is twice what we have ever done before. We used to buy birdberry until they quit selling it in gallon cans: http://www.songbirdessentials.com/store.php?prodID=37141&title=Birdberry_%28TM%29__Jelly_20_oz_itemno_SE6010

We feed the natural because there is no HFC for the birds or bees: https://www.welchs.com/products/jams-jellies-and-spreads/natural/natural-concord-grape-spread

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[MuseRider]

1. Just South of you the Orioles are thick!

I have both Baltimore and Orchard but never a Lark Bunting. Beautiful bird!

I hang orange halves from my tree by the feeders with the suet that they like. I am at high feeding time here going through 4 oranges a day. As soon as they nest they stop feeding at the feeders 😕

Thanks for sharing the Lark Bunting, what a beauty!

[Doremus]

2. Are there any birds in Ohio that eat jelly?

If there are I'll put some out. Anybody know?

[Omaha Steve]

4. Several

Including Orioles. Good luck.

[geek tragedy]

3. great bird! we don't get those in New York, nt

[Omaha Steve]

5. Kick

[hootinholler]

6. You know you live near Baltimore

When you think that headline is about baseball and wonder who the heck is Lark?