Fruit is probably better than concentrated sugars, but domesticated grapes and oranges aren’t really “natural” foods, either. They have been selected to have more sugar, more flesh, and fewer other compounds than natural fruits.
I wouldn’t give much credence to this article. It gives no authenticated facts, only opinions. And anyone who thinks birds have a “satiety gland” doesn’t sound very knowledgeable. Sugar is hard to come by in the natural world; that’s why we crave it so much. Orioles are adapted to eat lots of sugar when it’s available. I wouldn’t worry about some birds eating small quantities of overly concentrated sugar. It’s probably just a drop in the bucket of all the food they eat in a day. My opinion. Kevin From: bounce-119275273-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-119275273-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Edelstein Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 7:14 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Why to not feed jelly to orioles Here's an informative article that endorses sticking with natural sugars (grapes and oranges). http://nmconservationnetwork.org/2014/04/20/please-no-jelly-for-orioles/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> 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> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2015.0.5941 / Virus Database: 4342/9791 - Release Date: 05/16/15 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
