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Working with a local consortium of experts, our mixes are custom-blended to maximize the attractiveness to your
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| Briones Blend - 1lb |
| sunflower seed chips, crushed peanut hearts, hulled millet, safflower |
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| Henny Penny Scratch - 15lb |
| wheat, corn, milo, oyster shell, sunflower, fish oil, canola meal, rice bran, maize distillers dried grains with solubles, corn germ meal, vitamins, minerals |
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| Henny Penny Layer - 15lb |
| corn, oyster shell, processed grains, soybean meal, ground limestone, wheat, sun-cured alfalfa meal, vitamis, minerals |
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Seed Preferences
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Black Oil Sunflower |
Safflower |
Millet |
Peanut Hearts |
Cracked Corn |
Nyjer |
Sunflower Chips |
Suet |
Nectar |
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| Annas Hummingbird |
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| Allen's Hummingbird |
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| Bewick's Wren |
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| Bushtit |
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| Band-tailed Pigeon |
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| Brewer's Blackbird |
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| California Quail |
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| California Towhee |
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| Cedar Waxwing |
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| Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
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| Common Raven |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| Golden-crowned Sparrow |
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| Hermit Thrush |
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| Hooded Oriole |
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| House Finch |
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| House Sparrow |
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| Lesser Goldfinch |
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| Mourning Dove |
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| Northern Flicker |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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| Nutalls Woodpecker |
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| Oak Titmouse |
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| Oregon Junco |
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| Pheasant, Wild Turkey |
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| Pine Siskin |
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| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
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| Rufous Hummingbird |
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| Scrub Jay |
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| Spotted Towhee |
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| Varied Thrush |
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| Western Bluebird |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch |
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| White-crowned Sparrow |
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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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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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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