I'm getting some very different behavior from my resident oriole. I have grape jelly feeders hanging from my deck. I no longer need to start them at the woods and slowly move them to the deck. My House Finches. Catbirds, and Orioles come right to them when they return each spring. The male Oriole is coming to the deck and standing on the back of the furniture and calling a loud 2 note call something like chew- EE. I went through all the Audubon bird sounds for an Oriole and nothing matched.. The furniture he is on, is right in front of the sliding glass door. He jumps down and clings to the bottom of the glass where the screen is. The screen is on the inside. He doesn't peck, he just calls. I'm assuming he sees his reflection in the glass and is trying to drive off another male oriole such as I've heard that cardinals will do. He's been at it for an hour and a half straight. You'd think he'd get hoarse. Should I be concerned? Could this behavior get in the way of his nesting? He nested here successfully last year. They used to bring the babies for jelly. They did have a cowbird baby. I thought cowbirds parasitized smaller birds. Anyway, should I just enjoy his craziness, or try to change it? Oh, I don't think he's asking for more jelly since the feeder is full.
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