The oriole hub

Oriole feeder dates by state

Orioles reward the well-timed: put jelly and orange halves out about two weeks before your state's first arrivals, and a pair may claim your yard for the season. Click your state — and don't miss the two oriole surprises: they go quiet in June, and they leave in mid-summer.

Alabama — feeders out by March 25 Alaska — feeders out by Not applicable Arizona — feeders out by March 10 Arkansas — feeders out by April 1 California — feeders out by March 1 Colorado — feeders out by April 15 Connecticut — feeders out by April 20 Delaware — feeders out by April 10 Florida — feeders out by March 20 — or simply never take it down in central and south Florida Georgia — feeders out by March 25 Hawaii — feeders out by Not applicable Idaho — feeders out by April 25 Illinois — feeders out by April 15 Indiana — feeders out by April 15 Iowa — feeders out by April 15 Kansas — feeders out by April 10 Kentucky — feeders out by April 10 Louisiana — feeders out by Year-round — Louisiana hosts orioles in every season Maine — feeders out by April 25 Maryland — feeders out by April 10 Massachusetts — feeders out by April 20 Michigan — feeders out by April 25 Minnesota — feeders out by April 25 Mississippi — feeders out by March 25 Missouri — feeders out by April 10 Montana — feeders out by April 25 Nebraska — feeders out by April 15 Nevada — feeders out by April 10 New Hampshire — feeders out by April 25 New Jersey — feeders out by April 15 New Mexico — feeders out by March 25 New York — feeders out by April 20 North Carolina — feeders out by April 5 North Dakota — feeders out by May 1 Ohio — feeders out by April 15 Oklahoma — feeders out by April 10 Oregon — feeders out by April 20 Pennsylvania — feeders out by April 15 Rhode Island — feeders out by April 20 South Carolina — feeders out by April 1 South Dakota — feeders out by April 25 Tennessee — feeders out by April 5 Texas — feeders out by March 15 — and in South Texas, never take it down Utah — feeders out by April 15 Vermont — feeders out by April 25 Virginia — feeders out by April 10 Washington — feeders out by April 25 West Virginia — feeders out by April 15 Wisconsin — feeders out by April 25 Wyoming — feeders out by April 25
First arrivals March–early April First arrivals mid–late April First arrivals late April–May Orioles in every season No regular orioles

Orioles in every season

First arrivals March–early April

First arrivals mid–late April

First arrivals late April–May

No regular orioles

New to orioles? The menu is grape jelly, orange halves, and 6:1 nectar — here's how to set it up.

Feeding guide Nectar calculator

Species guides

Six species cover the US oriole scene — Baltimore in the East, Bullock's in the West, and four specialists in between. Start with the species guide or jump to a bird:

Guides

How the oriole calendar works

Spring arrival runs on latitude, just like hummingbirds: the Gulf states see orioles in late March and early April, the mid-latitudes in late April, and the northern border by mid-May. But the fall side of the calendar is compressed — Orchard Orioles start south in July, and by early September most of the country's orioles are already gone. The feeder season is short, brilliant, and worth catching from day one.

The exceptions are the Sunbelt: South Texas keeps Altamira Orioles all year, and the Southeast — Louisiana to the Carolinas and Florida — now hosts wintering Baltimore Orioles at feeders every year. In those states, the jelly dish never really goes out of season.