Summary of Fruit Offerings Responses

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

Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry about offerings to attract 
fruit-eaters.  Here's a summary of the responses:

Apples:  Two respondents have had success with getting House Finches to 
eat apples as long as the apples were skewered on branches or on a 
skewer-type feeder designed to offer fruit.  One respondent said House 
Finches just pecked, but didn't seem to eat apples.  He also noted that 
starlings go hog-wild for apples that fall off a tree in his yard and 
will dig through snow to get to them.  

Pomegranates:  One person was successful offering this fruit skewered as 
described above.  Another person had Spotted Towhees eat pomegranates.  

Oranges:  Several people shared that House Finches and Bullock's Orioles 
(summer, of course) come in for halved oranges.  One respondent relayed 
a story of a Colorado out-of-season Scarlet Tanager feeding on halved 
oranges.  

Grapes:  Bullock's Orioles and an out-of-season Cape May Warbler fed on 
peeled grapes.

Raisins:  Two respondents offered raisins to lure in American Robins.  
One person got American Robins; the other got American Crows--but that's 
only one word different, right?!?   

I also saw info in my research that indicated some success offering 
currants.  

Surprisingly, no one suggested offering Fruit Loops to lure in toucans.  


So my votes go for trying pomegranates and oranges again and apples for 
the first time.  I'll soon decorate a Christmas tree for the birds to 
get them to come up on my deck and I'm hoping for more success with the 
fruit-eaters than I've had in the past.

Thanks again,

Kris

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