Date: 5/6/26 2:44 pm From: Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fruit Feeders?
Jim,
I don't know about here but at the birding areas at South Padre Island
(SPI), Texas they use oranges cut in half. It attracts warblers, orioles,
tanagers etc.
Hans
On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM Jim Betz via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> Hi,
> We live in Skagit County. On our recent trip to Ecuador all of the
> birding
> lodges we stayed at and birding locations ("reserves") put out fruit
> feeders
> that were very popular with a wide range of species. We've only used
> seed and suet feeders.
>
> ===> Have you tried any kind of fruit feeders here in Western
> Washington?
> Worked? Problems/challenges? What fruits work best? What
> fruits don't work at all? Are there other types of feed
> that work
> well (breads?)? Do you get different species due to using
> fruit?
> - Jim
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