Kentwood, Michigan

How to Attract a Greater Variety of Birds

Did you know each bird species has different food preferences? Offering multiple kinds of foods throughout the year will help attract a greater variety of birds to your bird feeding station on a regular basis.

Mesh Peanut Feeder with Peanuts

Mesh Peanut Feeder with Peanuts

   SideDish Feeder with Mealworms

SideDish Feeder with Mealworms  

 

 

Seed Cylinder Feeder

 

 

 

 

  

Recommended Foods

Beyond our regionally-formulated seed blends, we recommend offering a broad selection of foods that attracts a greater variety of birds and meets their nutritional needs.

PeanutsPeanut Wreath Feeder

The best single source of protein and fat for birds. Some birds will cache nuts to retrieve later, making repeated trips to feeders to gather food.

 

 

 Jim’s Birdacious® Bark Butter®Jim's Birdacious Bark Butter

 The perfect blend of fat and protein, no other single bird food attracts a greater variety of species; 76 and counting!

 

 Mealworms

Attracts common and uncommon insect-eating birds like bluebirds and wrens. Because mealworms crawl, place them in a smooth-sided feeder where they cannot crawl out.

 

Seed & Suet Stackables

The quickest, simplest way to feed your suet and seed eating birds at same time

 

Seed Cylinders

The quickest, simplest, longest-lasting way to feed your birds. Available, in a variety of flavors, our seed cylinders meet the nutritional needs and feeding behaviors of a number of different birds.

Click here to learn more about our Seed Cylinders!

Nectar

Hummingbirds’ favorite food. It’s important to continue offering nectar in areas where some hummingbirds stay in winter.

Grape Jelly 

Oriole's love grape Jelly.  Start offering this tasty food source at the end of April. You don't want to miss this opportunity to have these beautiful black and orange birds in your backyard!