Choosing Seeds for Native Species in Backyard Bird Feeding

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