by Nancy Heide
Here's a handy chart to the preferences of our
feathered friends.
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white proso millet |
fine cracked corn |
black oil sunflower |
black striped sunflower |
hulled raw sunflower |
niger (thistle) |
safflower |
raw peanuts |
suet |
fruit slices |
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nuthatches |
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x |
x |
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thrushes |
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x |
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titmice |
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x |
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x |
x |
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warblers |
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x |
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woodpeckers |
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x |
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wrens |
x |
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x |
x |
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grosbeaks |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
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sparrows |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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towhees |
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x |
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mourning doves |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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redpolls |
x |
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blue jays |
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x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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cardinals |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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x |
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crows |
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x |
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chickadees |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
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coal tits |
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x |
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flickers |
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x |
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finches |
x |
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x |
x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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jackdaws |
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x |
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juncos |
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x |
x |
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kinglets |
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x |
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grackles |
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x |
x |
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x |
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cowbirds |
x |
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blackbirds |
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x |
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bluetits |
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x |
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catbirds |
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x |
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fieldfares |
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x |
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orioles |
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x |
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redwings |
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x |
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robins |
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x |
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tanagers |
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x |
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