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Attracting More Birds At A Glance

SPECIES
FAVORITE FOODS
BEST BIRD FEEDERS
HOW TO ATTRACT EVEN MORE BIRDS
Bluebirds Currents, Soaked Raisins, Grapes, Mealworms Recycled Oriole Feeder, Mealworm Feeders Bluebird Houses, Bird Baths
Buntings Sunflower Seeds, Thistle Seed, Nut Meats, Peanut Kernels, Millet, Milo Platform Feeders, Tube Feeders,  Hopper Feeders, Thistle Feeders with Perches, Sunflower Feeders Bird Baths;  Plant plants in the sunflower family, but don’t deadhead the flowers.
Cardinals Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Nut Meats, Millet, Cracked Corn, Mealworms Sunflower/Safflower Feeders, Platform Feeders, Mealworm Feeders Prefer thickets and hedges, so be sure to use a good planting arrangement for your yard.
Catbirds Nut Meats, Suet, Fruit, Mealworms, Grape Jelly Oriole Feeders,  Suet Feeders, Mealworm Feeders Prefers thickets;  Loves running water.
Chickadees Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Peanut Kernels, Peanut Butter, Suet, Mealworms Sunflower/Peanut Feeders, Log Feeders, Suet Feeders, Mealworm Feeders Nest Boxes, Cottontail Nest Balls
Doves and Pigeons Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Millet, Corn, Milo Platform Feeders, Hopper Feeders This family of birds needs places to perch when feeding.
Flickers Nut Meats, Suet, Currents, Soaked Raisins, Fruit Suet Feeders, Log Feeders, Recycled Oriole Feeder Nest Boxes;    If possible leave ants for them to feast on.
Flycatchers Mealworms Comes to mealworms; Mealworm Cups work well with this species Avoid spraying for insects if possible; Like running water; Plant thickets with insect attracting plants; Have perches available in open areas
Goldfinches, Other Finches Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Thistle, Peanut Kernels, Millet Sunflower Feeders, Thistle Feeders without Perches, Tube Feeders, Platform Feeders Thistle Seed is the best way to attract these birds;  Plant plants in the sunflower family, but don’t deadhead the flowers.
Grosbeaks Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Peanut Kernels, Millet Sunflower Feeders, Tube Feeders, Platform Feeders, Hopper Feeders They love Bird Baths
Hummingbirds Nectar Hummingbird Feeders, our favorite is the Best 1 Hummingbird Feeder Hummer Helper Nesting Material; Misters for Bathing; Plant tubular flowers, especially red ones
Jays Sunflower Seeds, Whole Peanuts, Peanut Kernels, Corn, Milo, Safflower Seeds, Suet Sunflower Feeders, Peanut Feeders, Hopper Feeders, Platform Feeders, Suet Feeders Feeding whole peanuts can lead to hours of entertainment!
Junco Sunflower Seed, Safflower Seeds, Nut Meats, Millet, Cracked Corn Platform Feeders, Hopper Feeders Like to observe feeding station before coming in,  provide look out perch
Mockingbirds Hulled Sunflower Seeds, Nut Meats, Suet, Fruit, Mealworms Sunflower Feeders, Oriole Feeders, Mealworm Feeders Like oranges best; Plant berry bushes in your landscape.
Nuthatches Sunflower Seeds, Nut Meats, Peanut Kernels, Peanut Butter, Suet, Mealworms Sunflower Feeders, Suet Feeders, Log Feeders, Mealworm Feeders Nest Boxes
Orioles Suet, Oranges, Grape Jelly, Nectar Oriole Feeders, Suet Feeders Grape jelly is a magnet for orioles. Use suet with orange flavor or insects mixed in.
Pine Siskins Sunflower Seed, Thistle Seed, Millet, Suet Sunflower Feeders, Thistle Feeders, Suet Feeders Thistle seed is the best way to attract siskins. Plant plants in the sunflower family, but don’t deadhead the flowers.
Quail Millet, Milo, Corn Platform Feeders Areas cleared of vegetation for dust baths.
Redpolls Sunflower Seed, Thistle Seed Sunflower Feeders, Thistle Feeders Northern Irruptive species, does not return every year.
Robins Currents, Soaked Raisins, Grapes Recycled Oriole Feeder Nesting Shelves;  They love Bird Baths
Tanagers Orange Slices, Watermelon Recycled Oriole Feeder Plant berry bushes; Provide moving water
Titmice Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Nut Meats, Peanut Kernels, Millet, Peanut Butter, Suet, Mealworms Sunflower Feeder, Hopper Feeder, Tube Feeders, Platform Feeders, Suet Feeders, Mealworm Feeders Nest Boxes, Cottontail Nest Balls
Waxwings Currents, Soaked Raisins, Grapes Recycled Oriole Feeder Plant berry bushes or crabapple trees
Warblers Peanut Butter, Suet, Oranges, Mealworms Recycled Oriole Feeder, Suet Feeder, Mealworm Feeder They love moving water
Wrens Sunflower Seeds, Peanut Butter, Fruit, Suet, Mealworms Recycled Oriole Feeder, Sunflower Feeders, Suet Feeders, Mealworm Feeders Wren Houses, Cottontail Nest Balls
Towhees Sunflower Seeds, Safflower Seeds, Nut Meats, Peanut Kernels, Millet, Milo Platform Feeders work best because this species loves to scratch. Love thickets, spread some seed at the base of the bushes to first attract this species.
Sparrows Sunflower Seeds Thistle Seed, Peanut Kernels, Millet, Cracked Corn Platform Feeders, Hopper Feeders, Tube Feeders, Thistle Feeders with Perches Like to observe feeding station before coming in, use look out perch
Woodpeckers Sunflower Seeds, Nut Meats, Whole Peanuts, Peanut Kernels, Corn, Peanut Butter, Suet, Mealworms Woodpecker Feeders, Log Feeders, Suet Feeders, Hopper Feeders, Mealworm Cups, Tube Feeders Nest Boxes;  If safe leave dead branches or tree trunks in your landscape.