In terms of plant matter, the oriole prefers fig and elderberry. I observed, just last week, an oriole removing and consuming a bud from my crepe myrtle. I couldn't find that listed as a diet preference in any of my research. Many people who feed hummingbirds are also blessed with an oriole or two at their feeders. Oriole feeders can be purchased at many wild bird supply stores.
Oriole feeders make it much easier for the orioles to sip that delicious nectar.
We've observed orioles hanging in all sorts of strange poses trying to get nectar from a hummer feeder. Give the poor guys a beak and buy an oriole feeder if you have orioles in your area. Orange and apple halves, grapes bananas and believe it or not, grape jelly may also attract orioles as well as tanagers and other fruit-eating birds. A couple of hints came our way this week for those of you with hummingbird feeders. One reader recommended boiling the water prior to mixing in the sugar.