Selecting the Right Type of Bird Food

With such a variety of bird foods on the market it's often hard to choose which is best. Listed below are the various types of food and the birds that you can attract.

To attract a specific bird that is native to your area, you will need a certain type of feeder and food.

Use the chart below to determine what type of birds you will attract based on your feeder and food type.

Bird Type	Feeder Type	Food Type
Bluebirds	Fruit feeder Platform feeder Suet cake feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats Suet cake
Cardinals	Hopper feeder Tube feeder Platform feeder	Black oil sunflower seed Peanuts
Cedar Waxwings	Fruit feeder Platform feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats
Chickadees	Tube feeder Suet cake feeder Platform feeder	Black oil sunflower seed Suet cake Thistle seed Peanuts
Doves	Platform feeder Tube feeder	Cracked corn Millet seed Peanuts
Finches	Hopper feeder Tube feeder Suet cake feeder Platform feeder	Black oil sunflower seed Suet cake Thistle seed Peanuts
Hummingbirds	Nectar feeder	Nectar
Jays	Fruit feeder Platform feeder Suet cake feeder Tube feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats Cracked corn Suet cake Peanuts
Mockingbirds	Fruit feeder Platform feeder Suet cake feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats Suet cake
Nuthatches	Tube feeder	Black oil sunflower seed
Orioles	Fruit feeder Platform feeder Nectar feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats Nectar
Redpolls	Tube feeder	Black oil sunflower seed
Siskins	Tube feeder Platform feeder	Black oil sunflower seed Thistle seed
Sparrows of various types	Hopper feeder Tube feeder Platform feeder	Black oil sunflower seed Cracked corn Millet seed Thistle seed Peanuts
Starlings	Platform feeder Tube feeder	Cracked corn Millet seed Peanuts
Tanagers	Fruit feeder Platform feeder Nectar feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats Nectar
Titmice	Tube feeder Suet cake feeder Platform feeder	Black oil sunflower seed Suet cake Peanuts
Woodpeckers	Fruit feeder Platform feeder Suet cake feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats Suet cake Black oil sunflower seed
Wrens	Suet cake feeder	Suet cake
Yellow-breasted Chats	Fruit feeder Platform feeder	Orange, apple or nut treats