Wild birds, similar to humans, have particular preferences for what they eat. Identify what your feathered friends favor at their feeding station. An intelligent selection of bird treats along with adequate cover will attract a wide array of bird species.

Each and every wild bird has its own favorite meals, but the popular sunflower seeds are known to be the favorite among seed-eater birds. This is important information for bird enthusiasts who may want to attract a variety of wild birds to their backyard feeders. This explains why sunflower seed is the major ingredient in wild bird seed mixes.

There are many types of wild bird seed mixes for bird feeding, but the majority of mixing are not a favorite amid wild birds. There are three main hints for buying wild bird seed. The first tip is to look at the label. In present times, smart shoppers look at the food labels before purchasing it for their homes. Likewise, labels should be considered when purchasing seed mixes.

If you hope to bring different kinds of wild birds to your feeders, avoid wild bird mixes in which oats, cereals and/or “mixed grains” are present. Most wild birds reject these foods. An additional tip is to avoid fillers like the mixed grains. Some bird seed mixtures contain “filler” seeds, which make the bag more full, but commonly end up uneaten under your bird feeder since birds eat what they enjoy, and plainly put, it’s not “fillers.”

Birds often sweep their bills through their seed and dump the ones they don’t want or they dislike on to the ground. Even ground-feeding birds may even ignore the spilled seed. The final tip in purchasing wild bird seed is to select clean bags of food.

Most bird seed is 94 to 95 percent clean, which may sound pretty clean, but a 40-pound bag of seed may include over two pounds of inedible material, which means more debris that will find its way to the ground. Some vendors are required to sift the bird seed three times to remove any empty shells, sticks, leaves and other debris which is commonly found in other vendors’ seed bags.

I hope these recommendations are of value to you. In your interest of filling your bird feeders, try feed mixes that are clean mixes without a great deal of filler. These are the key tips to give your wild birds what they need and prefer. Keep these three simple steps in mind when you purchase your wild bird seed next and observe the increase in wild birds making their way to your feeders.

Outdoors enthusiast Ethan O. Tanner explains different feeding methods for wild birds and how to choose appropriate bird seed for your feeders.

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