Choosing Seeds for Native Species in Backyard Bird Feeding
- Backyard Bird Feeding Topics:
- Getting Started
- Feeder Selection
- How Many Birds?
- Species Variety
- Choosing Seeds for Native Species
- Uninvited Guests at the Feeder
- Questions About Feeding Wild Birds
Tube feeder with black oil sunflower
goldfinches
chickadees
woodpeckers
nuthatches
titmice
redpolls
pine siskins
Adding a tray to the tube feeder will also attract
cardinals
jays
crossbills
purple finches
house finches
white-throated sparrows
white-crowned sparrows
Tray or platform feeder -- with millet
doves house
sparrows
blackbirds
juncos
cowbirds
towhees
chipping sparrows
field sparrows
tree sparrows
white-throated sparrows
white-crowned sparrows
Tray or platform feeder -- with corn
starlings
house sparrows
grackles
jays
juncos
bobwhite quail
doves
ring-necked pheasants
white-throated sparrows
Platform feeder or tube feeder and tray -- with peanuts
cardinals
chickadees
grackles
house finches
titmice
house sparrows
sparrows
starlings
mourning doves
white-throated sparrows
jays
juncos
Niger thistle feeder with tray
goldfinches
house finches
purple finches
redpolls
pine siskins
doves
chickadees
song sparrows
dark-eyed juncos
white-throated
sparrows
Nectar Feeder
hummingbirds
orioles
cardinals
tanagers
woodpeckers
finches
thrushes
Fruit
orioles
tanagers
mockingbirds
bluebirds
thrashers
cardinals
woodpeckers
jays
starlings
thrushes
cedar waxwings
yellow breasted chat
Hanging Suet Feeder
woodpeckers
wrens
chickadees
nuthatches
kinglets
thrashers
creepers
cardinals
starlings
Peanut Butter and Suet
woodpeckers
goldfinches
juncos
cardinals
thrushes
jays
kinglets
bluebirds
wrens
starlings
Hanging Peanut Feeder
woodpeckers
chickadees
titmice
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This article was written by the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
