BirdQuest

Food field note

Black-oil sunflower

Thin-shelled, energy-rich seed with the broadest appeal among common feeder foods.

Storage

Keep it worth eating.

Keep cool and dry in a sealed container; buy amounts you can use while fresh.

Safety

Know when to toss it.

Discard damp, moldy, or musty seed and clean accumulated hulls beneath feeders.

Serve it in

Compatible feeders.

Hopper feeder→Tube feeder→Ground or platform feeder→

Possible visitors

Birds that may choose it.

House Finch in the wildHouse FinchMourning Dove in the wildMourning DoveNorthern Cardinal in the wildNorthern CardinalCarolina Chickadee in the wildCarolina ChickadeeTufted Titmouse in the wildTufted TitmouseBlue Jay in the wildBlue JayDowny Woodpecker in the wildDowny WoodpeckerAmerican Goldfinch in the wildAmerican GoldfinchWhite-breasted Nuthatch in the wildWhite-breasted NuthatchDark-eyed Junco in the wildDark-eyed JuncoRose-breasted Grosbeak in the wildRose-breasted GrosbeakRed-headed Woodpecker in the wildRed-headed WoodpeckerEvening Grosbeak in the wildEvening GrosbeakEurasian Tree Sparrow in the wildEurasian Tree Sparrow

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Trusted field references

BirdQuest summary last reviewed 2026-07-20. External sources open in a new tab.