Make Your Bird Feeder a Success
Fill your bird feeder with yummy treats to attract all kinds of birds. One sure bet: black-oil sunflower seeds. The thin shells are easy to crack, and the seeds have lots of protein and fat. Here are some of the other foods that different birds like to eat.
Cardinals
Striped sunflower seeds, sunflower hearts and chips, safflower seeds, peanuts, red and white millet
Chickadees
Safflower seeds, striped sunflower seeds, sunflower hearts, white millet
Robins
Sunflower hearts and chips, white millet
Finches
Niger seeds, striped sunflower seeds, safflower, seeds, orange Siberian millet, red millet, white millet, flaxseed
Mourning Doves
Safflower seeds
Blue Jays
Striped sunflower seeds, sunflower hearts, red millet, white millet, peanuts, cracked corn