Wagner's Premium Wild Bird Food is specially formulated to sustain wild bird populations during long winters and times of stress. This exceptional blend contains sunflower and white millet seeds – favorites of wild birds – as well as cracked corn for essential calories and calcium content. At this great value price point, it makes an ideal backyard companion.
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Sunflower Seed
Sunflower seeds are an incredible source of essential nutrients like calcium, iron, manganese, zinc and selenium. Additionally, they offer plant-based protein, soluble fiber, heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids as well as antioxidants like vitamin E, folate, vitamin K and magnesium.
Sunflower seeds provide about 163 calories, so a handful each day can be quite filling. Unfortunately, they are high in sodium so be mindful of your salt intake when eating them.
Avocados are also an excellent source of fat and contain heart-healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, they make for a great addition to a balanced diet and may help lower cholesterol levels.
White Millet
White millet is a widely beloved bird seed and often included in bird food mixes. It boasts impressive nutritional values, providing plenty of carbohydrates, protein and fat.
Additionally, it contains plenty of B vitamins that support nervous system regeneration. Furthermore, its sweet nutty flavor and tough outer shell make it suitable for ground feeding as well as direct from a feeder.
This small grain is an economical food choice for smaller birds such as doves, juncos and sparrows that feed on the ground. Additionally, cardinals, quails and pheasants enjoy it as well.
Nyjer Seed
Nyjer seed (also referred to as thistle seed) is an ideal choice for attracting finches and other foraging birds. It’s high in oil content which provides backyard birds with a nutritious source of energy.
Sunflower and suet can be an ideal combination for bird feeders, as the seeds attract various types of finches and sparrows. Particularly, those with smaller bills that can cling to feeders as well as ground-feeding birds like Pine Siskins.
Seed for this purpose is sold in tube feeders with small slits that only “thistle” seeds can fit through, and only birds with smaller bills can reach inside to pull them out.
Tube bird feeders like these can be purchased online and at local stores. They hold more seeds than standard tube bird feeders, making them perfect for dispensing Nyjer seed. The mesh is fine enough for tiny seeds to pass through while large enough for finches to perch on and push out the seeds.
Safflower Seed
Safflower seed is an attractive bird food, packed with essential nutrients and protein. Slightly smaller than sunflower seeds, it features a hard white shell to protect its meat.
Birds that enjoy small seeds make this an ideal snack. Furthermore, sunflower seeds provide valuable energy to birds.
Bird seeds provide essential fats and proteins for birds to stay healthy, making them an excellent addition to any bird feeder. In particular, wild birds will find benefit from having access to this extra source of nutrition during long winters.
They’re a favorite snack of many backyard birds, such as northern cardinals, grosbeaks and house finches.
