I agree with Marie. However there is an alternative. Last year I found a product called “Bird Jelly”. It is manufactured by Lizzie Mae’s Bird Seed and Dry Good in Millersburg, OH. Go to www.LizzieMaesBirdSeed.com. Ingredients: Cane sugar, Grapes, water, pectin, Lemon Juice, Citric Acid. It says on the label that it is an “Excellent choice for all jelly eating birds”. Also says NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. I’ve used this last year and the Orioles and Catbirds seem to really like it, and I think it is better for them than jelly bought in a grocery store made for human consumption. I found this at the Wild Bird Center in Horseheads, NY. Oh, and it is grape flavored. Says on the label “Amish Farm to Backyard Feeder". “Let the birds get their jam on!”. I’ve got an 18 oz. jar for $8.
Ken Haas Mecklenburg www.KenHaasPhotos.com > On May 3, 2024, at 8:14 PM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Thanks for this reminder, John. I always feel a sense of despair when I know > people are feeding grape jelly or any other fruit preserve. Complete with > added flavorings and colors. Killjoy that I am, I view it as junk food for > birds. (Yes I know that sugar water could be considered that too). My orioles > get oranges, period! And BTW catbirds and woodpeckers also like oranges. > Marie > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > From: bounce-128189088-5851...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-128189088-5851...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of John Gregoire > <johnandsuegrego...@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 6:08:06 PM > To: Carl Steckler <simmshil...@gmail.com> > Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Grape Jelly > > Please be careful with this as many birds can be sickened by other than pure > cane sugars. Most other non-organic jellies contain ingredients I would not > consume let alone feed to the birds. Sugar substitutes are a special problem. > > On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 5:44 PM Carl Steckler <simmshil...@gmail.com > <mailto:simmshil...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Interesting discovery today > It seems that besides Orioles, Catbirds and Hummingbirds like grape jelly > too. > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
