Black oil sunflower seeds attract a wide range of birds. Their low maintenance needs ensure it generates minimal debris or empty shells below the feeder.
Our testers quickly devoured these seeds in droves, out-pacing Wagner’s Classic Blend and other pre-mixed options. It attracted woodpeckers, titmice, house finches, juncos and nuthatches alike!
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Product Description
This product is the nation’s top selling black oil sunflower seed (B.O.S.S). Packed full of nutrients and vitamins that support bird health, this seed delivers protein, calcium, amino acids, and fatty acids for energy provision while aiding proper bone and muscle development.
Pennington Bird-Kote Seed is ideal for year-round feeding, making it an essential item for bird lovers. It attracts cardinals, chickadees, goldfinches, woodpeckers, titmice, nuthatches and pine siskins – plus provides high quality protein with added vitamins and minerals from Pennington’s unique Bird-Kote formula! This seed will not disappoint your feathered friends!
This mix has been specifically tailored for finches and includes thistle seeds to attract these beautiful birds. Additionally, there are no hulls present to reduce waste and mess at feeders and reduce wasteful filler products which attract unwanted house sparrows, grackles and starlings. This seed mix offers a fantastic alternative to those containing milo filler which may draw in house sparrows, grackles and starlings!
Product Features
Black oil sunflower seeds are an increasingly popular bird seed choice that can be found in most mix varieties. Their higher oil content than their striped counterparts provides extra calcium, vitamin b-complex, and iron; plus being hull free means waste-free feeding! Used alone or mixed into mix versions they make an excellent source of high-quality protein for many different kinds of wild birds.
This seed attracts woodpeckers, titmice, house finches, juncos and nuthatches alike – perfect for year-round feeding and any garden dedicated to birds! Plus it features Pennington’s Bird-Kote formula for optimal health benefits in seeds and grains!
Starting off right is essential when feeding birds! Beware that this bag contains plenty of milo filler that might attract unwanted visitors like starlings or house sparrows.
Product Advantages
Sunflower seeds are enjoyed by numerous bird species, including cardinals, tufted titmice, chickadees, house finches and pine siskins. Small beaked birds like dark-eyed juncos often feed on pieces of sunflower shell that fall to the ground. Finches also love Nyjer Thistle Seed (Guizotia abyssinica), although this requires feeders with mesh fine enough for these tiny seeds to pass through easily.
Lyric’s Fruit and Nut High Energy Mix features black oil sunflower seeds, peanuts and safflower seed. Suitable for tray or platform feeders due to the large seed sizes, this mix attracts chickadees, blue jays, titmice, buntings as well as woodpeckers and songbirds alike. Specially formulated to include sufficient amounts of proteins and fats that overwintering birds need for energy, this mix also contains Pennington’s Bird Kote formula which provides essential vitamins.
Product Disadvantages
Black oil sunflower seeds are among the most beloved of bird seeds, offering high-quality protein to attract an assortment of bird species and producing minimal waste below feeders (unlike their thicker shelled counterparts that may prove difficult for smaller birds to crack).
However, these seeds tend to be more expensive than bargain mixtures and spoil more quickly compared to cheaper fillers like millet. Therefore, you will have to refill your feeders more often, and be left with piles of wasted seeds on the ground that may become damp or moldy over time.
St. Albans Bay suet cakes provide an economical option. Contained within these cakes are black oil sunflower seeds and other grains and ingredients in rendered beef suet that has been purified of impurities, making this easier for birds that perch or cling to trees or objects than loose seed.
