Joyfull Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Anyone know what kind of bird the bright yellow one with the black wings is? There is also a reddish orange one that looks the same. Looking for the names and thought maybe the bird watchers here know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Orioles? We have several kinds here at this time of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpychimp Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Yes, its probably an oriole. Have a look at a few here: http://hotspotbirding.com/scifamily?family=Icteridae:%20Blackbirds%20and%20Orioles&order=Passeriformes:%20Perching%20Birds They're beautiful and we usually seem to see them in pairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexbound Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 The black and yellow one is a Black Vented Oriole. The orange one is a Streaked Back Oriole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkrause Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Joyfull... Orioles. They come to our hummingbird feeders occasionally and make quite a racket! They don't like the new feeders we got, however, and come around much less frequently now. Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 The orioles at my house think they are humming birds so they love to deplete my feeder. It is funny watching the contortions these big hummers go through to get at the sugar water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeser Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 We feed the Orioles and see 5 variaties at the feeder. The hummingbirds seem to think any feeder is their's. We feed the orioles with a chick feeder with a quart jar of sugar water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkrause Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 We used to get frustrated with Orioles at the hummingbird feeders because they would drink a lot, then fly off and twirl the feeder, which threw out sugar water all over the feeder and floor. That drew lots of ants and bees. Love to have them around... will have to look at the chick feeder idea. If you want a hummingbird feeder that the Orioles can't get into and splash water from, check the Hummzinger feeders. They are easy to fill and clean, and have upright holes that Orioles and bees can't get into. Several different models. Here's a link to one of them on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Aspects-367-Hummzinger-Hummingbird-12-Ounce/dp/B000CSH7VA I haven't found any of them around Lakeside, so we bring them back whenever we got for a visit to the US. Good luck! Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Heather I justed checked, and Hummzingers can be now shipped by Amazon to Mexico!!! Great news! If you are feeding hummers, please consider a Hummzinger. THey are easier to keep clean so no deadly black mold that you can't see and hummers love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkrause Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thanks, MtnMama! One less thing I have to bring back in my luggage when I visit the US. Now, if I can just find an easy way to get the little suckers out of my skylight or cupola when they get inside the house... Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 When we lived in the Colorado mountains we had a hummingbird fly in the house and I used a feeder held as high as I could to lure him out. I stood near the open door and when he came to the feeder, I shooed him out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkrause Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 We do that here as well. Occasionally it will work, but most times they keep trying to get out the cupola window or through the skylight. Their instinct is to fly upward. Sometimes they will get tired and thirsty enough to come to the feeder, at which time I carry it toward an open door or window. If that doesn't work, we have to wait until they're so tired from flying against the glass that they eventually fall to the floor. When that happens, I hold them and feed drops of sugar water from my finger held in front of their beak. If they're strong enough to drink that, I can usually revive them after some time and they'll fly away, but it can take over 1/2 hour of persistence! We lose them sometimes when they just beat themselves up too badly, but I'd say we have about 80% success rate on saving them (must have had 30+ in the house since we moved here). It's quite the challenge! Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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