Why Feed Birds

Choose the Food to Attract the Bird

• Black-Oil Sunflower Seeds (Feed the widest number of birds including Chickadees, Finches, Pine Siskins…)
• Striped Sunflower Seeds (harder, more restrictive for birds)
• Sunflower Seeds ((shelled) – Reduce sunflower shell residue.)
• White Millet (Lazuli Buntings, Juncos and Sparrows)
• Milo (Pigeons, Jays & Doves)
• Nyger Thistle (Am. Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, and Redpolls)
• Cracked Corn (Doves, Pheasants, Quail, Turkeys, ground-feeding birds)
• Suet (Purchase premixed with seeds, nuts, raisins… or make your own.)
• Peanuts (Jays)
• Oranges (Orioles, Tanagers)
• Sugar Water (1 part sugar to 4 parts water)

Read More From These References:

• Choosing Bird Seed, All About Birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, http://www.allaboutbirds.org/page.aspx?pid=1179
• Choosing Bird Food, The Great Backyard Bird Count, http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/learning/bird-feeding-tips/what-kind-of-bird-food-should-i-use/
• Feeding Wild Birds Year-round, http://birdwatchin.com/about-wild-bird-food
• What Types Of Bird Seed Are There – Which Are Best? http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Bird_Seed.html
• Types of Birdseed, Melissa Mayntz, About.com Birding/Wild Birds, http://birding.about.com/od/birdfeeders/ig/Types-of-Birdseed/
• Bird Feeding: Types of Bird Seed, Stokes Birds at Home, www.stokesbirdsathome.com/birding/feeding/feedingpages/feeding103.html