Backyard birds adore peanuts, with its abundance of fat and protein attracting woodpeckers, nuthatches, jays, towhees and cardinals among others.
Black oil sunflower seeds tend to disappear quickly from our bird feeders, and are therefore an ideal choice. Furthermore, they generate minimal waste below our feeders and are easy for most seed-eating birds to crack open.
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Black Oil Sunflower Seed
Black oil sunflower seed is one of the most widely consumed and utilized seeds for backyard bird feeding, providing birds with fat and protein as they enjoy their meals. Furthermore, its nutritional profile includes calcium, vitamin b complex (including E and K) magnesium potassium and iron content – making this seed ideal.
Thin shells of this seed make it accessible for most bird species that consume seed to crack open and consume, making it one of the top feeder seeds for wild birds such as cardinals, woodpeckers, and blue jays. As other forms of bird seed might attract different species more readily than this variety alone can do, it should ideally be fed from either a hopper- or tray-type platform feeder for maximum success.
Nyjer Thistle Seed
Nyjer (also referred to as Niger or Thistle seed) is a common black bird seed produced from African yellow daisy plants such as Guizotia abyssinica. While popular among finches, other birds also enjoy eating Nyjer due to its high oil and energy-rich properties; goldfinches often prefer it most!
Coop feeds the only major bird seed imported from outside North America, predominantly India and Ethiopia. Due to being hand harvested overseas and subject to tariffs, it’s more expensive than its North American counterpart; therefore, mesh or sock feeders should be used when dispensing this kind of seed to minimize wasteful messiness and wastefulness.
Wagner’s Safflower Seed
Cardinals love this seed because it offers high levels of fat and protein essential to many backyard birds, such as Cardinals and woodpeckers. Premium wild bird mixes frequently contain premium wild bird seed mixes which feature Cardinals for maximum benefit.
Nyjer seed, small black seeds from a daisy-like flower, attract small-beaked birds like finches (house, purple and gold), pine siskins and redpolls. We suggest feeding only small handfuls at a time to avoid keeping debris-ridden surfaces clear while also helping lower risks of fungal infection on seeds – heat sterilized seeds are heat treated so they won’t sprout and require special feeders for consumption.
Hummingbird ElectroNectar
Hummingbirds are remarkable creatures with extraordinary strength and endurance. To stay active, hummers need to consume half their body weight in nectar each day – the equivalent of around 1,000 flowers! In contrast to other red foods designed to attract hummingbirds, KAYTEE’s Hummingbird ElectroNectar comes naturally clear so as to mimic flower nectar while providing energy and hydration benefits.
This special nectar contains no artificial colors and is ready to use right out of the bottle, with no mixing necessary. Made with water, sucrose, potassium sorbate (a natural preservative), citric acid and sodium bicarbonate; refrigerate after opening. Compatible with any hummingbird feeder.
Lyric Fruit and Nut High Energy Mix
Woodpeckers love snacking on this filler-free mix packed with high-quality nuts and seeds that birds relish snacking on, such as shelled peanuts, pecans, pistachios, almonds and dried cranberries – and this high energy mix attracts chickadees, robins, orioles, blue jays, titmice and buntings alike!
This mix will attract cardinals, grosbeaks, towhees and nuthatches to any feeder – be it hopper, reversible or tube.
Includes shelled peanuts, pecans, walnuts, sunflower kernels, pistachios and crimped corn for year-round feeding of various wild birds.
Dried Mealworms
Many of us offer live mealworms during early summer to provide nutrition to orioles and bluebirds as they feed their young, but offering dried mealworms year round provides benefits to a wide range of backyard wild birds.
Dried mealworms provide high levels of protein and immune-enhancing nutrients. You can easily incorporate them into your regular bird seed mix, or offer them alone in a dish or hopper feeder.
To protect and extend the shelf life of mealworms, place them in a plastic shoebox-sized container and punch small holes in its lid. Fill half of this space with wheat bran while leaving sufficient space for them to roam about freely.
