Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 08:39:55 EST Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Gail Mackiernan Subject: Re: Winter Oriole In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:25:54 -0500 from Orioles will also go for pure peanut butter in winter, also suet as noted They really need the fat and that may be why they are less interested in oranges. Perhaps a slice of avocado? ;-) It might be good to check as to whether the bird IS a Baltimore Oriole -- as Marshall posted, late orioles could also be Bullocks or even a rarer species. Could your co-worker attempt a photo or could someone go check it out? Gail Mackiernan Colesville, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================