How to Attract a Greater Variety of Birds
Each bird species has food preferences, and these may change seasonally. Offering multiple kinds of foods throughout the year will help attract a greater variety of birds to your bird feeding station on a regular basis. Providing a stable readily available seed supply in a Foundational Feeder such as a Tube Feeder or Hopper Feeder is a great way to start the bird feeding hobby. Shop Tube Feeders here!
Recommended Feeders and Foods
Beyond our regionally-formulated seed blends, we recommend offering a broad selection of foods that attracts a greater variety of birds and meets their nutritional needs.
Peanuts
The best single source of protein and fat for birds. Some birds will cache nuts to retrieve later, making repeated trips to feeders to gather food. Shop Peanut Feeders here!
Nyjer® or Finch Blend
Goldfinches’ favorite food. Nyjer’s high oil content is an excellent energy source for active birds and is best used in our specially-designed finch feeders which also accommodate finch blend to bring a variety of small birds. Shop Finch Feeders Here!
Mealworms
Attracts common and uncommon insect-eating birds like bluebirds and wrens. Because mealworms crawl, place them in a smooth-sided feeder where they cannot crawl out. Shop Mealworm Feeders Here!
Nectar
Hummingbirds’ favorite food. It’s important to continue offering nectar in areas where some hummingbirds stay in winter. Shop Hummingbird Feeders Here!
Suet
Woodpeckers’ favorite. Suet is a high-energy, pure-fat substance that birds enjoy all year long. It is particularly helpful in winter when birds need more calories to stay warm. Shop Suet Feeders Here!
Seed Cylinders
The quickest, simplest, longest-lasting way to feed your birds. Available, in a variety of flavors, our seed cylinders meet the nutritional needs and feeding behaviors of a number of different birds.
Seed & Suet Stackables
The quickest, simplest way to feed your seed- and suet-eating birds at the same time. Shop Cylinders Here!
Jim’s Birdacious® Bark Butter®
The perfect blend of fat and protein, no other single bird food attracts a greater variety of species; over 140 birds and counting. Shop Bark Butter Here!