What kinds of birds like what kinds of feeders?
We asked the Fish and Wildlife Service to help us find out.
We know: All About Birdfeeders
Birds Attracted by Various Feeders and Foods
A Tube Feeder with Black Oil Sunflower will attract: goldfinches | chickadees | pine siskins | woodpeckers | nuthatches | | titmice | redpolls | |
Adding a Tray to the Tube Feeder will also attract: cardinals | jays | white-crowned sparrows | crossbills | purple finches | | house finches | white-throated sparrows | |
Nectar Feeder hummingbirds | cardinals | finches | orioles | tanagers | | thrushes | woodpeckers | |
Fruit will attract: orioles | mockingbirds | cardinals | tanagers | bluebirds | woodpeckers | yellow-breasted chats | thrashers | jays | starlings | thrushes | cedar waxwings |
Hanging Suet Feeder will attract: woodpeckers | wrens | starlings | chickadees | nuthatches | kinglets | thrashers | creepers | cardinals |
Peanut Butter Suet will attract: woodpeckers | goldfinches | juncos | cardinals | thrushes | jays | kinglets | bluebirds | wrens | starlings | | |
Hanging Peanut Feeder will attract: woodpeckers | chickadees | titmice |
Tray or Platform Feeder with Millet will attract:
doves | house sparrows | juncos | blackbirds | cowbirds | towhees | chipping sparrows | tree sparrows | white-throated sparrows | white-crowned sparrows | | |
Tray or Platform Feeder with Corn will attract: starlings | house sparrows | grackles | jays | juncos | bobwhite quail | doves | ring-necked pheasants | white-throated sparrows |
Platform Feeder or Tube Feeder and Tray with Peanuts will attract: cardinals | starlings | grackles | jays | titmice | |
Tray or Platform Feeder with Corn will attract:
starlings | house sparrows | grackles | jays | juncos | bobwhite quail | doves | ring-necked pheasants | white-throated sparrows |
Niger Thistle Feeder with Tray will attract: goldfinches | house finches | purple finches | redpolls | pine siskins | doves | chickadees | song sparrows | dark-eyed juncos | white-throated sparrows | | |
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