I have a new bird coming to the jelly feeder. It's the RTH Hummingbird. While I've seen it hovering around the feeder, I wasn't sure why. Today I saw it lick the grape jelly! It's not a surprise since it's a sweet treat, but the fact that it tried it surprised me. Did it get the idea from watching the other birds? I originally thought it might be going after small bugs, but today it went right to the jelly.
I still have male Orioles coming to the feeder, as well as a young Catbird. Unfortunately, the English House Sparrows and House Finches hog most of the jelly. It's been interesting to watch the House Sparrows and Starlings get suet from the upside down feeder that's meant for birds that can cling upside down. They get below the feeder, fly up, and grab the bars. They can cling for a short while. They manage to knock off enough suet and seed to the ground for them to eat. Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
