Feeding Wild Birds

Authors: Peter T. Bromley and Aelred D. Geis

Publication Number 420-006, posted April, 1998

Millet - White Proso ("White")

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

Brown-headed Cowbird (p)

House Sparrow (p)

Mourning Dove (p)

Song Sparrow (p)

White-crowned Sparrow (p)

White-throated Sparrow (p)

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

Cardinal (s)

Common Grackle (s)

House Finch (s)

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

American Goldfinch (s)

Blue Jay (s)

Chickadee (s)

Evening Grosbeak (s)

Purple Finch (s)

Scrub Jay (s)

Tufted Titmouse (s)

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