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Factors that may help you decide how to best present food to wild birds include the type of seeds and feeders that attract those species that you wish to invite into your yard. Your choices can also help you to deter undesirables.

Cole's Hot Meats - 20lb
$117.95
Cole's Hot Meats - 1lb
$5.90
Corn on the Cob - 20lb
$36.32
Corn on the Cob - 6lb
$11.95
Corn on the Cob - 1
$0.99
Corn, Cracked - 25lb
Corn, Cracked - 25lb
$14.22
Corn, Cracked - 1lb
$1.07
Millet Spray - 5lb
$63.76
Millet Spray - 4 pack
$2.95
Millet Spray - 1
$0.75
Millet, Hulled - 25lb
$33.66
Millet, Hulled - 1lb
$1.85
Millet, White - 25lb
$16.95
Millet, White - 1lb
$1.18
Nyjer Thistle - 20lb
$55.95
Nyjer Thistle - 1lb
$3.30
Peanuts in the Shell - 25lb
$68.98
Peanuts in the Shell - 1lb
$3.26
Peanuts, Shelled - 25lb
$58.95
Peanuts, Shelled - 1lb
$3.30
Safflower - 20lb
$36.22
Safflower - 1lb
$2.31
Sunflower, Black Oil - 20lb
$28.70
Sunflower, Black Oil - 1lb
$1.96
Sunflower Chips - 20lb
$52.50
Sunflower Chips - 1lb
$3.13
Sunflower Chips, Fine - 20lb
$50.95
Sunflower Chips, Fine - 1lb
$3.05

Seed Preferences

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Acorn Woodpecker x x x x x
American Crow x x x x x x
American Goldfinch x x x
American Robin x x
Annas Hummingbird x
Allen's Hummingbird x
Bewick's Wren x x
Bushtit x x x x
Band-tailed Pigeon x x x x x
Black-headed Grosbeak x x x x
Brewer's Blackbird x x x x x
California Quail x x x x x
California Towhee x x x x x x
Cedar Waxwing
Chestnut-backed Chickadee x x x x x x
Common Raven x x x x x x
Downy Woodpecker x x x x x
Golden-crowned Sparrow x x x x x x
Hermit Thrush x
Hooded Oriole x x
House Finch x x x x
House Sparrow x x x x x
Lesser Goldfinch x x x
Mourning Dove x x x x x x x
Northern Bullock's Oriole x x
Northern Flicker x x x x x x x
Northern Mockingbird x x x
Nutalls Woodpecker x x x x x
Oak Titmouse x x x x x
Oregon Junco x x x x x x x
Pheasant, Wild Turkey x x x x x x
Pine Siskin x x x
Red-breasted Nuthatch x x x x x
Red-winged Blackbird x x x x x
Ruby-crowned Kinglet x x x
Rufous Hummingbird x
Scrub Jay x x x x x x
Spotted Towhee x x x x
Steller's Jay x x x x x x
Varied Thrush x x
Western Bluebird x x x
White-breasted Nuthatch x x x x x
White-crowned Sparrow x x x x x x
Yellow-rumped Warbler x x x x
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I'm lucky to have a lot of trees in my yard many of which are native to this area. I have one very large one that grows close to the house - a big kahuna that produces lots of acorns in certain years. This year, they're everywhere. Dropping on the cars in the driveway, hitting the roof. There are more acorns here than I've ever seen...

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East Bay Times Article


Attracting birds and bees to our yards and gardens is simple, if we provide what they like and need.

Joanie Smith, owner of East Bay Nature in Walnut Creek, says there are five essential elements for success — water, food, cover, nesting and safety.

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