Alan,
It's a good question. I am very familiar with what is safe for
hummingbirds, but not so much for Orioles. Here is a link from the Journey
North site which generally talks about the use of grape jelly:
https://www.learner.org/jnorth/unpave/oriole.html
I read anecdotal accounts where people said that Orioles refused to eat
jellies that did not contain corn syrup.
Since this grape jelly is such a small part of their diet during migration
and your Orioles have been fine with the corn syrup-based grape jellies, I
would continue to use those and not worry about it.
I hope this helps a little.
Kathi and Michael Rock
Madison, Dane County, WI
On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 2:21 PM, Alan & Joan Linquist <linquists@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
I have a question about orioles and jelly. Its been said that orioles
like grape jelly. I was at the store, looking at the various brands and
the issue of corn syrup popped into my mind. From what I remember, we are
NOT supposed to give hummingbirds corn syrup based sweetened water. Only
pure cane sugar will do. Does this rule apply to orioles? Except for the
expensive brands, all grape jellies are corn syrup based. Is this okay for
larger birds? Is there a brand they prefer? I'm putting some out today.
Thanks.
Alan LinquistWashington County
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