Food guide
Waste less seed
Serve food birds want.
Match food to feeder and target species, then keep every offering dry, fresh, and clean.
Food guide
Safflower
A pale, firm seed especially useful for cardinals and titmice.Northern Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, chickadees, and some finches.Open guide →Food guide
White proso millet
Small grain favored by many ground-feeding birds.Mourning Doves, juncos, and sparrows.Open guide →Food guide
Peanuts
High-energy whole or shelled nuts that draw bold and woodland species.Blue Jays, woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, and wrens.Open guide →Food guide
Nyjer seed
Tiny oil-rich seed dispensed through fine ports or mesh.American Goldfinches and other small finches.Open guide →Food guide
Suet
Dense fat-based food that supports insect-eating birds, especially in cool weather.Woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, and wrens.Open guide →Food guide
Mealworms
Insect food for species that rarely choose seed.Eastern Bluebirds, Carolina Wrens, catbirds, and thrashers.Open guide →Food guide
Fresh fruit
Orange halves and small fruit portions can add migration-season variety.Baltimore Orioles, Gray Catbirds, and occasional woodpeckers.Open guide →Food guide