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Seeds and Nuts - Feeding Preferences

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. Click the links in the headings for more information about these seed types.

Seed Preferences

Bird	Black Oil Sunflower	Safflower	Millet	Peanut Hearts	Cracked Corn	Nyjer	Sunflower Chips	Suet	Nectar	Meal Worms	Fruit
Acorn Woodpecker	x	x		x			x	x		x
American Crow	x		x	x	x		x	x			x
American Goldfinch	x					x	x
American Robin							x	x		x	x
Annas Hummingbird									x
Allen's Hummingbird									x
Bewick's Wren							x	x		x
Bushtit	x			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											x
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	x	x		x		x	x	x		x
Common Raven	x		x	x	x		x	x			x
Downy Woodpecker	x	x		x			x	x		x
Golden-crowned Sparrow	x	x	x	x	x		x
Hermit Thrush				x						x	x
Hooded Oriole								x	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		x
Northern Flicker	x	x	x	x	x		x	x
Northern Mockingbird				x			x	x			x
Nutalls Woodpecker	x	x		x			x	x		x
Oak Titmouse	x	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		x
Red-winged Blackbird	x		x	x	x		x
Ruby-crowned Kinglet				x			x	x		x
Rufous Hummingbird									x
Scrub Jay	x		x	x	x		x	x		x	x
Spotted Towhee	x		x		x		x
Steller's Jay	x		x	x	x		x	x		x	x
Varied Thrush							x	x		x	x
Western Bluebird				x			x	x		x	x
White-breasted Nuthatch	x	x		x			x	x		x
White-crowned Sparrow	x	x	x	x	x		x
Yellow-rumped Warbler				x			x	x	x	x	x

There are several types of feeders available and most fit into one of three categories. Click the links in the headings for more information about these feeders.

Feeder Preferences

Bird	Tube Feeder	Hopper Feeder	Platform / Hanging	Platform / Ground	Suet Cage	Nectar Feeder
Acorn Woodpecker	x	x	x		x
American Crow			x	x
American Goldfinch	x	x	x
American Robin			x	x
Annas Hummingbird						x
Allen's Hummingbird						x
Bewick's Wren	x	x	x	x	x
Bushtit	x	x	x		x
Band-tailed Pigeon		x	x	x
Black-headed Grosbeak	x	x	x		x
Brewer's Blackbird	x	x	x	x
California Quail			x	x
California Towhee			x	x
Cedar Waxwing			x
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	x	x	x		x
Common Raven			x	x
Downy Woodpecker	x	x	x		x
Golden-crowned Sparrow			x	x
Hermit Thrush			x	x
Hooded Oriole						x
House Finch	x	x	x
House Sparrow	x	x	x	x
Lesser Goldfinch	x	x	x
Mourning Dove		x	x	x
Northern Bullock's Oriole						x
Northern Flicker		x	x		x
Northern Mockingbird			x		x
Nutalls Woodpecker	x	x	x		x
Oak Titmouse	x	x	x		x
Oregon Junco	x	x	x	x
Pheasant, Wild Turkey			x	x
Pine Siskin	x	x	x	x
Red-breasted Nuthatch	x	x	x		x
Red-winged Blackbird	x	x	x	x
Ruby-crowned Kinglet			x		x
Rufous Hummingbird						x
Scrub Jay	x	x	x	x	x
Spotted Towhee			x	x
Steller's Jay	x	x	x	x	x
Varied Thrush			x	x
Western Bluebird		x	x
White-breasted Nuthatch	x	x	x		x
White-crowned Sparrow			x	x
Yellow-rumped Warbler	x	x	x		x

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