Black sunflower seeds are one of the top choices for seed-eating wild birds, offering higher oil content than their striped counterparts and sporting softer shells that allow smaller birds to crack open them more easily.
Chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and other small birds such as cardinals and finches love this seed, as well as mix varieties that contain it.
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Purina(r) Black Oil Sunflower Wild Bird Food
Purina Classic Blend Black Oil Sunflower Seeds are ideal for attracting all of your backyard birds. This premium mix offers protein and energy needed by wildlife year-round. Boasting high levels of black oil sunflower seeds that attract finches, chickadees, woodpeckers and doves; additionally this mix also appeals to bobwhites and doves!
Attract Cardinals, Chickadees, Goldfinches, Woodpeckers, Juncos, Nuthatches Pine Siskins and Titmice with this pesticide-free seed from Purina Black Oil Sunflower Wild Bird Food! A perfect fit for all feeder types including hopper tube feeders. Providing high levels of oil that birds love while featuring thin shells that small birds find easier to open while its high energy levels allow them to fly, perch nest and feed easily – great birders’ products like Purina Black Oil Sunflower Wild Bird Food come equipped with their own free hopper tube feeder! Each bag from Purina Black Oil sunflower wild bird food comes equipped with its own free hopper tube feeder!
Kaytee Black Oil Sunflower
This mix of black oil sunflower seeds has been triple-cleaned to minimize debris, providing wild birds with an energy source they crave. Doves, grackles and sparrows love it while our tests also demonstrate it attracting blue jays, robins, cardinals and other backyard birds as well. Designed specifically for use with hopper, platform or tray feeders or mixed feeders featuring peanuts or fruits this seed works wonders!
This mixture contains nyjer seeds that are popular with finches and other species that enjoy them; however, during our tests nyjer was mostly abandoned while birds opted for other seeds to pick from; additionally this mix may not appeal to all backyard bird species as it’s heavier on corn and white millet than other options.
Safflower seeds are high in fat and feature thin shells that make them easy for most birds to crack (striped sunflower seeds have thicker hulls). Our tests revealed that cardinals like them, while most species preferred other seeds such as sunflower or nyjer varieties.
Ace Black Oil Sunflower
Sunflower seeds are beloved snacks among wild birds of all kinds, from doves and grackles to starlings. Hopper and tray feeders as well as ground feeders use sunflower seeds regularly, while black oil sunflower seeds provide protein, fat, calcium, vitamin b-complex and vitamin E – not to mention they come shell-free for easier feeding!
Whole seeds or hulled chips can be fed through many feeders, but many birders prefer mixes containing more hulled seed to minimize messy feeders and conserve nutrition from cracked husks. Popular examples are Big Sky Blend, Mountain Mix and Chickadee Chow.
As well as black oil sunflower seeds, other popular varieties of seed for wild birds include nyjer (small black thistle), which finches love and can be fed through special finch feeders, and fine de-shelled sunflower chips that can be offered via hopper and tray feeders. Combine these varieties of seed with high quality black oil sunflower seed to attract the greatest diversity of birds to your yard.
Pennington Select Black Oil Sunflower
Helianthus annuus, commonly known as the sunflower plant, produces black oil sunflower seeds which are widely popular with birds and their families alike. Striped varieties also exist of this essential food source for birds. Both types provide essential nutrition.
Black oil sunflower seeds feature thinner shells that make them easier for small birds to open than their striped counterparts, saving time and energy spent searching for food sources.
Purchase hulled black oil sunflower seeds to avoid the mess of shells left behind that can stunt or kill nearby plants, especially when filling ground feeders or hopper feeders. Also be mindful when spreading out seed as too much may attract squirrels or other pests into your yard, making the space less desirable for birds. Alternatively, cheaper sunflower hearts may provide similar nutrition without all the shells.
