Birds in your Backyard
Help prepare birds cold weather, and to draw birds to your feeders
A Tube Feeder with Black Oil Sunflower will attract:
chickadees / itmice ... goldfinches ... nuthatches ... pine siskins ... redpolls ... woodpeckers
Adding a Tray to the Tube Feeder will also attract:
cardinals ... crossbills ... house finches ... jays ... purple finches ... white-crowned sparrows ... white-throated sparrows
Nectar Feeder attract:
cardinals ... finches... hummingbirds ... orioles ... tanagers ... thrushes ... woodpeckers
Fruit will attract:
bluebirds ... cardinals ... cedar waxwings ... jays ... mockingbirds ... orioles ... starlings ... tanagers ... thrashers ... thrushes ... woodpeckers ... yellow-breasted chats
Hanging Suet Feeder will attract:
cardinals ... chickadees ... creepers ... kinglets ... nuthatches ... starlings ... thrashers ... woodpeckers ... wrens
Peanut Butter Suet will attract:
bluebirds ... cardinals ... goldfinches ... kinglets ... jays ... juncos ... starlings ... thrushes ... woodpeckers ... wrens
Hanging Peanut Feeder will attract:
chickadees / titmice ... woodpeckers
Tray or Platform Feeder with Millet will attract:
blackbirds ... chipping sparrows ... cowbirds ... doves ... house sparrows ... juncos ... towhees ... tree sparrows ... white-crowned sparrows ... white-throated sparrows
Tray or Platform Feeder with Corn will attract:
bobwhite quail ... doves ... grackles ... house sparrows ... jays ... juncos ... ring-necked pheasants ... starlings ... white-throated sparrows
Platform Feeder or Tube Feeder and Tray with Peanuts will attract:
Avianweb Note: Peanuts are also a valuable source of protein -- however, peanuts are often contaminated with aflatoxin, a fungal toxin. Aflatoxin is carcinogenic and causes liver damage in birds and other animals. Roasting reduces aflatoxin but does not eliminate it entirely. North American peanut producers are currently working on eliminating contaminated peanuts from their products.
cardinals ... grackles ... jays ... starlings... titmice
Tray or Platform Feeder with Corn will attract:
bobwhite quail ... doves ... grackles ... house sparrows ... jays ... juncos ... ring-necked pheasants ... starlings ... white-throated sparrows
Niger Thistle Feeder with Tray will attract:
chickadees ... dark-eyed juncos ... doves ... goldfinches ... house finches ... pine siskins ... purple finches ... redpolls ... song sparrows ... white-throated sparrows
Tips for Attracting Birds
Gardening to Attract Wildlife
Species Research by Sibylle Johnson
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