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INFORMATION CENTRE
BIRD FEEDING GUIDE
Bird feeders provide important nutrients at key times in the year. During
winter, birds need the extra food that you provide to help them cope with the
cold, offering the extra calories to keep them warm. During the summer, the
feeders provide supplemental food for the parents, who are busy building
nests, and carrying for their young.
To get the most out of backyard bird feeding, make cleaning a part of
your regular routine. You can help keep things clean in your feeders by
offering fresh seed at all times. Your feeders will be more attractive to wild
birds when filled with the freshest seed possible, so empty and refill your
feeders after heavy rains. Before you refill, remove any debris, and be sure
the feeder is dry inside. If your feeders receive lots of activity, you should
take the feeder apart and clean in a bleach and water solution..
Listed below, are some of the foods served in backyard feeders, and
the species that are attracted to them
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Black oil sunflower
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cardinals, finches, jays, chickadees, pine siskens, sparrows, titmice,
woodpeckers, redpolls, goldfinches,
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Striped sunflower
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cardinals, titmice, jays, grosbeaks, woodpeckers
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Fruit
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orioles, tanagers, mockingbirds, woodpeckers, cedar waxwings, jays, bluebirds
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Millet
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doves, sparrows, juncos, starlings, blackbirds
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Nectar
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orioles, tanagers, hummingbirds
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Cracked corn
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blackbirds, jays, doves, quail, starlings, pheasants
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Peanuts
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cardinals, finches, titmice, grackles, jays, chickadees, sparrows, juncos,
doves
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Niger seed
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finches, pine siskins, chickadees, sparrows
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Suet cakes
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chickadees, flickers, wrens, nuthatches, kinglets, starlings, woodpeckers,
thrashers
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Mealworms
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bluebirds, purplemartins, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, robins, thrushes, phoebes
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