Food
This page has a list of food and what birds listed on this website come to them.
Millet: American goldfinches, Northern cardinals, Mourning doves, Red-winged blackbirds, Dark-eyed juncos, Rose-breasted grosbeaks, Black-capped chickadees, Carolina chickadees and White-breasted nuthatches. Sunflower: White-breasted nuthatches, Northern cardinals, Hairy woodpeckers, Downy woodpeckers, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees, Mourning doves, Dark-eyed juncos, Rose-breasted grosbeaks and Red-winged blackbirds.
Thistle (Niger): American goldfinch.
Suet: White-breasted nuthatches, Northern cardinals, Hairy woodpeckers, Downy woodpeckers, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees and Dark-eyed juncos.
Nectar: Ruby-throated hummingbirds.
Safflower: Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees, Mourning doves, Northern cardinal and White-breasted nuthatches.
Peanut: White-breasted nuthatches, Dark-eyed juncos, Downy woodpeckers, Hairy woodpeckers, Mourning doves, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees and Northern cardinals.
Mixed seeds: Mourning doves, Northern cardinals, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees and Rose-breasted grosbeaks.
Mealworms: Eastern bluebirds and House wrens.
Recipes
Hummingbird food:
Peanut butter mix:
1. Mix 1 cup peanut butter, 3 cups cornmeal, 1 cup shortening (like Crisco©) & 1 cup flour together in a large bowl or container.
2. Spread on piece of wood, such as a log or a piece of wood with shallow holes drilled in it.
Inexpensive Food (Courtesy of Birds & Blooms)
Bread crumbs
Leftover bacon or ground beef fat (frozen)
Dried sunflower heads grown in your garden
Cracked corn
Discarded fruit (you may be able to get it free at a grocery store if you ask)
Chicken scratch
Leftover cereal (not any types with sugar)
Plant native shrubs and perennials
Instead of deadheading flowers, let the birds eat their seeds.
This page has a list of food and what birds listed on this website come to them.
Millet: American goldfinches, Northern cardinals, Mourning doves, Red-winged blackbirds, Dark-eyed juncos, Rose-breasted grosbeaks, Black-capped chickadees, Carolina chickadees and White-breasted nuthatches. Sunflower: White-breasted nuthatches, Northern cardinals, Hairy woodpeckers, Downy woodpeckers, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees, Mourning doves, Dark-eyed juncos, Rose-breasted grosbeaks and Red-winged blackbirds.
Thistle (Niger): American goldfinch.
Suet: White-breasted nuthatches, Northern cardinals, Hairy woodpeckers, Downy woodpeckers, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees and Dark-eyed juncos.
Nectar: Ruby-throated hummingbirds.
Safflower: Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees, Mourning doves, Northern cardinal and White-breasted nuthatches.
Peanut: White-breasted nuthatches, Dark-eyed juncos, Downy woodpeckers, Hairy woodpeckers, Mourning doves, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees and Northern cardinals.
Mixed seeds: Mourning doves, Northern cardinals, Carolina chickadees, Black-capped chickadees and Rose-breasted grosbeaks.
Mealworms: Eastern bluebirds and House wrens.
Recipes
Hummingbird food:
- Mix 1 part sugar with 4 parts water and bring to a boil to kill any bacteria or mold present.
- Cool, then fill feeder.
- Extra sugar water may be stored in a refrigerator.
- Red dye should not be added.
Peanut butter mix:
1. Mix 1 cup peanut butter, 3 cups cornmeal, 1 cup shortening (like Crisco©) & 1 cup flour together in a large bowl or container.
2. Spread on piece of wood, such as a log or a piece of wood with shallow holes drilled in it.
Inexpensive Food (Courtesy of Birds & Blooms)
Bread crumbs
Leftover bacon or ground beef fat (frozen)
Dried sunflower heads grown in your garden
Cracked corn
Discarded fruit (you may be able to get it free at a grocery store if you ask)
Chicken scratch
Leftover cereal (not any types with sugar)
Plant native shrubs and perennials
Instead of deadheading flowers, let the birds eat their seeds.
