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What to feed birds this summerSuet and fresh and dried fruit will attract colorful birds to your yard. Birder's World editors are available to comment.
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July 7, 2009  Baltimore Orioles feed on orange halves on a feeder in Frank Boston’s backyard in Owasso, Oklahoma. Photo by Frank Boston
Birder's World magazine editors are available to comment on summer bird feeding. To request an interview, please contact Matt Quandt at 262.798.6484 or mquandt@kalmbach.com.
The cover story of the August issue of Birder's World magazine, on newsstands now, describes three types of food to provide for birds in summer:
Suet
If it's cool where you live and you have a shady spot to hang your feeder, offer fatty suet. Or if it's too hot for fatty suet in your area, try suet dough, a no-melt mix of rendered suet and grain. It comes in a variety of flavors. Robins, bluebirds, and mockingbirds are attracted to suet dough containing berries, and orange-flavored dough might attract orioles.
Fresh fruit
Half of a fresh orange speared meat side up on a branch or pronged fruit feeder will entice orioles, Western Tanagers, Black-headed Grosbeaks, American Robins, Northern Mockingbirds, and House Finches. Birds will also eat apple halves, pomegranates, grapes, and grape jelly.
Dried fruit
Dried cranberries, raisins, cherries, and blueberries hold up well in the heat and attract robins, catbirds, and other fruit eaters. Place an open dish on or near the ground where robins eat, and watch for spotty-chested juveniles. Mix in a little birdseed to jump-start the activity.
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