Posted by Pamela Deguire on September 10, 2011 at 7:20 PM under
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A variety of bird species requires a variety of food based on preference. Here is a list of some birds and their favorite fare:
Purple Finch = Sunflower seed (black oil), cracked corn, nyjer seed, and millet
Northern Cardinal = Sunflower seed (black oil or hulled), safflower seed, cracked corn, shelled peanuts, apple pieces, and chopped suet
Woodpecker = Sunflower seed, cracked corn, shelled peanuts, suet, and meal worms
Jay = Sunflower seed and cracked corn
Evening Grosbeak = Sunflower seed and safflower seed
Nuthatch = Sunflower seed (hulled), suet, raw peanuts, peanut butter, safflower seed, and mealworms
Chickadee = Sunflower seed (hulled) and meal worms
Sparrow = Sunflower seed (black oil), cracked corn, safflower seed, and millet
Dove = Sunflower seed, cracked corn and millet
Eastern Towhee = Sunflower seed, cracked corn, shelled peanuts, and cracked acorns
Brown Thrasher = Suet, shelled peanuts, cornbread, raisins, dried berries, and meal worms
Titmice = meal worms
Northern Mockingbird = meal worms
Eastern Bluebird = meal worms
Robin = meal worms
Eastern Phoebe = meal worms
Towhee = meal worms
Indigo Bunting = Millet, chopped nuts, canary seed, grass seed
American Goldfinch = Sunflower seed (black oil or hulled) and nyjer seed
Do you have more feeding suggestions? Share with us.
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