[mou-net] Grape Jelly

Thanks to everyone who sent replies to my grape jelly question. I've passed them on to some concerned friends. Nancy Overcott Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Grape jelly

uot; brand, which is much cheaper than the others. I find it at Cub. Judy - Original Message - From: "Charlene Nelson" To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Monday, May 29, 2017 6:21:21 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Grape jelly I've been trying to use more of the jelly made wit

Re: [mou-net] Grape jelly

I've been trying to use more of the jelly made with cane sugar. It's not always available where I am so stock up when I do find it. Remember that all of our corn and beet sugar is now GMO. And of course no research has been made public on this. I'm just being eccentric and choosing nonGMO when p

Re: [mou-net] Grape jelly

Halved oranges, in this case stuck on to the sharp buds of a plum tree, seemed more attractive to Orioles when they inundated the neighborhood. Maybe they were equally interested in the insects that were finding the oranges, but in any case, there was little chance of getting stuck. Linda Whye On

Re: [mou-net] Grape jelly

You are correct about jelly being stickey, particularly when the temperature is in the 50º. Twenty or so years ago I found an oriole completely mired in my grape jelly feeder, and it took some time to clean him up so he could fly away. Bernie Friel Bernard P. Friel Member: North A

Re: [mou-net] Grape jelly

I did a lot of research about this both when writing my book 101 Ways to Help Birds and when I was working at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Intuitively, jelly really does have a lot of sugar--it's far more concentrated than anything birds could find in nature. But I've found no evidence at all t

[mou-net] Grape jelly

Hi, I have a question I hope someone can answer. Does all the sugar in grape jelly hurt the birds in any way? I have orioles coming to it of course, but also red-bellied woodpeckers, catbirds, house finch and grackles and they are all eating large amounts. Thanks for any help. Nancy Overcott Fil

[mou-net] grape jelly & goldfinches don't mix!

This morning there was a traumatic incident with a juvenile goldfinch and some grape jelly I have for the orioles. As I approached the hanging oriole feeder that was filled with grape jelly I noticed something odd in the feeder tray. When I got closer I realized it was a juvenile goldfinch