Feeder guide
Pick the right station
Feeder types, decoded.
Choose for bird fit, drainage, cleaning access, and your willingness to maintain it—not looks alone.
Feeder guide
Hopper feeder
Roofed seed reservoir with a ledge that suits many common feeder birds.Cardinals, finches, chickadees, titmice, jays, and grosbeaks.Open guide →Feeder guide
Tube feeder
A compact seed feeder whose port and perch sizes can favor smaller birds.Finches, chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, and small woodpeckers.Open guide →Feeder guide
Nyjer feeder
Fine-port tube or mesh feeder designed for tiny nyjer seed.American Goldfinches and other small finches.Open guide →Feeder guide
Suet cage
Wire cage that holds a dense, high-energy suet cake for clinging birds.Woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, and wrens.Open guide →Feeder guide
Nectar feeder
Easy-to-disassemble reservoir feeder for plain hummingbird sugar water.Ruby-throated Hummingbirds; orioles may use suitable larger ports.Open guide →Feeder guide
Fruit or oriole feeder
Open pegs or cups that hold orange halves, berries, or small fruit portions.Baltimore Orioles, Gray Catbirds, and occasional Red-bellied Woodpeckers.Open guide →Feeder guide