Bird Food
What Bird Seed Attracts Which Birds? Complete Backyard Guide
Which birds eat sunflower, nyjer, safflower, suet, peanuts and millet, with the right feeder for each.
Bird Seed Selector
Pick the bird you want to attract and tell us about your yard. You get the seed to buy, the feeder to use and what to avoid, instantly.
How this tool works
Recommendations come from fixed rules based on food-preference guidance from Project FeederWatch and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, adjusted for season, squirrels and mess. No AI is involved, and nothing you enter leaves your browser. Local conditions vary, so if a seed isn’t being eaten after a couple of weeks, try the secondary option. The full chart is in what bird seed attracts which birds.
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