Feeding Wild Birds

Authors: Peter T. Bromley and Aelred D. Geis

Publication Number 420-006, posted April, 1998

Canary Seed

High Attractiveness relative to standard feed (at least half as attractive).

Mourning Dove (p)

Moderate attractiveness relative to standard feed (from 10 to 50 percent as attractive).

Brown-headed Cowbird (p)

House Finch (s)

House Sparrow (p)

Purple Finch (s)

Song Sparrow (p)

White-crowned Sparrow (p)

White-throated Sparrow (p)

Low attractiveness relative to standard feed (less than 10 percent as attractive).

American Goldfinch (s)

Blue Jay (s)

Cardinal (s)

Chickadee (s)

Common Grackle (s)

Evening Grosbeak (s)

Scrub Jay (s)

Tufted Titmouse (s)

s = Black striped sunflower seed used as standard feed; p = White proso millet used as standard feed.