Species guide
Who's at your jelly feeder?
East of the Great Plains it's almost always the Baltimore Oriole; west of it, Bullock's. Add a small chestnut early-departer, two desert specialists, and a tropical giant in South Texas, and you have the whole US oriole cast.
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
The little brick-red oriole that leaves by August. Regular in 40 states.
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
The lemon-and-black voice of the yucca desert. Regular in 6 states.
Whoever shows up, the menu is the same: grape jelly, orange halves, and 6:1 nectar.
Feeding guide