Luring Fruit-eating Birds

["Kristin Purdy" <kristinpurdy at comcast dot net>]

Has anyone had success luring fruit-eating birds to your yard by 
offering halved pomegranates, or any other fruit?

Cedar Waxwings and American Robins come to my yard for ornamental pears, 
crabapples and juniper berries that are part of my landscaping.  The 
robins will eat serviceberries that I sprinkle on a bare patch of green 
grass after a spring snow.  But I haven't found any other specific 
offering besides water that fruit eaters will take.  I've also tried 
halved oranges and cranberries to no avail.

In the last week, I've seen fruit eaters at wild locations eating 
Russian Olives, wild grapes and Pyracantha berries.  But what 
birdfeeding supplies can I put out in my yard for them?  

Thanks in advance for your advice,

Kris

P.S.  The Russian Olive-eaters included the not-so-surprising American 
Robins, Cedar Waxwings, European Starlings, House Finches and a 
Yellow-rumped Warbler.  The surprise olive-eaters were the Pine Siskins. 


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