@jo 

I put out oriole nectar with orange halves. Hummingbirds will also drink oriole nectar, although orioles prefer it along with oranges.  I usually get at least one pair of orioles a year.  The male is orange and back and the female has some yellow and white feathers.

It's interesting, Narnian78, the only thing our orioles enjoy is the grape jelly. I have tried orange slices, but they don't touch them. I find this odd, but each birdie to his own, I guess.  

I heard a wood thrush two days ago in a small wetland preserve close to the town in which I live. June 14 is near the end of the spring migration period so it is rather unusual to hear this bird so close to town. By this time these woodland birds have mostly reached their forested habitat.  They will not usually nest near cities unless there is an enough unfragmented woodland. I’m glad I heard the bird singing before it left the area for better habitat. Birds have been tracked and banded at various locations, and some of the destinations are very unusual.

This is a wonderful episode of Nature about shorebirds.  I hope PBS and Nature can continue to exist.  I have always loved the Nature series.

https://youtu.be/aywVS2njnVE?si=gSz5fVIpzCQ_5rb5

This is an interesting video about birdwatching which I found on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/z7xwv3twYDI?si=kl_QHu6Kx2ewmcZn

I would recommend the hobby as a relief from stress.   The only thing it requires is patience.  If you’re not overly fussy it does not require learning every species, and you can invest as much time in doing it as you like.  It may be the best hobby for your mental health that was ever created.  🙂

I had one of these birds at my feeder recently.  I consider these nuthatches to be autumn birds and they are very much in season.  They are on one of my decorative plates and I also have a mug featuring them. 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Nuthatch/id

A friend and I had an interesting bird-related experience this past weekend. Around midnight we stepped outside to look at the sky but apparently disturbed a pair of owls in the large maple tree near our observing spot. One flew off with a loud ruffle of feathers while another left a gift of droppings in the driveway before also departing. It was hard to be sure in the dark, but they were probably great horned owls.