Selection of bird seed or food of birds (Part1)

The seed that attracts the greatest variety of birds, therefore, the best option is the sunflower. A mixture of low-cost seeds is the worst option. These mixes contain red millet, oats, and other fillings that cast aside the birds and not eating... This threw aside seeds is a waste of your money and provides a breeding ground for fungi and bacteria that can harm the birds.

Sunflower

There are two types of sunflower seeds: black oil and stripes. Black oil sunflower seed is twice the calories per pound as stripes; This is very valuable for birds, especially in cold weather. Black oil seeds have a thinner shell and are less than what is easier for some birds to open. If saturation with house sparrows and Blackbirds try changing striped sunflower seeds. Black oil Sunflower is a favorite of Cardinals, chickadees, purple finch, House finch, goldfinch, grosbeaks, climbers, carpenters and tits.

If you live where it is difficult to clean the shells of seeds used shelled sunflower. They don't offer more than you can consume in a day or two. Without the shell sunflower hearts and chips can quickly damage and dangerous bacteria.Sunflower seeds are loved by squirrels, so using deflectors or squirrel proof feeders. The shell sunflower seeds can be used in a wide range of feeders, including window, tray feeders feeders, fly through feeders, tube feeders and hoppers.

Safflower

Safflower is a favorite of the Cardinals, but has a thick rind that is difficult for birds to open. Some pigeons, grosbeaks, chickadees, Paridae and native sparrows also eat. Some sources say house sparrows, starlings, and squirrels don't like. I have found very little that does not feed the squirrels.

Cardinals, grosbeaks and Paridae will do well with fly through, hopper and hanging feeders tray. The Dove and native sparrows a tray of ground feeder will work best.

Nyjer (Thistle)

Nyjer seeds, also called Niger thistle, are a very small high content of oil seed. It is cultivated in Ethiopia, Nepal, the India and Myanamar. It is the only bird seed imported into the United States and is heat treated so it can not sprout.Nyjer seeds attract goldfinch, purple finch, Paloma, juncos, reserved, white-throated sparrows - and Song sparrows.

Mesh finch feeders and tube finch feeders are good to feed Nyjer seed bird's perch. A feeder tray of ground with a thin mesh background is an excellent choice to feed the birds of Earth

I hope that this series of articles will help you decide which bird seeds /food choose and what birds can be expected to attract to the various.