Bird Seed Preference ChartBirds have a pretty strong preference for the foods they eat. Knowing which species prefers which type of food, and where to serve the food, will have a big impact on your success in attracting birds to your feeders. Click here to view a seed preference chart. Here are some tips on feeder location and feeder types. - Tube and hopper feeders are generally pole mounted or hung from a tree limb.
- Platform feeders are generally mounted on a pole.
- Suet can be served in a hanging suet feeder or just spread on the side of a tree
- When ground feeding, do not spread more than a days supply.
- Fruit can be placed in a shallow dish, or on a platform feeder
White-breasted Nuthatch at peanut feeder. Buntings: will use hanging feeders or feed on the ground. Cardinal: tube or hopper feeder
Catbird: fruit on platform feeder - lower is better Chickadee: tube or hopper feeder
Doves: feed on the ground Goldfinch: tube, suet or Nyjer in seed sock Grosbeaks: tube, platform or platform feeder Jays: tube feeder, peanut feeder, platform feeder Juncos: suet or feed seed on ground Mockingbird: suet or platform feeder Nuthatches: tube, platform, suet Orioles: fruit, suager water Pine Siskins: tube, seed sock, suet Purple Finch/House Finch: tube or hopper feeder Quail: feed on the ground Red-winged Blackbirds: tube, hopper or platform feeders Sparrows: feed on the ground or low platform Thrushes: feed on the ground or low platform Towhees: tube or on ground Woodpeckers: tube, peanut feeders, suet Wrens: suet
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