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Feeding Preferences

Attract the greatest variety of birds to your backyard!

At Wild Birds Unlimited we want to help you get the most enjoyment out of your backyard birds. Our Certified Bird Feeding Specialists can help you choose the right seed – and the right feeder – for the birds you are trying to attract.

Some birds like to feed on the ground.
Most ground-feeding birds prefer millet and other seeds such as sunflower. Use a tray feeder, such as the Wild Birds Unlimited Ground-Feeding Tray and our Select Blend or No-Mess Blend.

Some birds like to feed at elevated feeders.
Typically these birds prefer black oil and striped sunflower seeds, safflower and sunflower chips. Fill a Wild Birds Unlimited Seed Tube feeder or choose a hopper from our exclusive Signature Series or Fundamentals line of feeders. We recommend using our Supreme Blend or Choice Blend.

Some birds like to eat at an elevated feeder as well as on the ground.
Our exclusive line of Classic bird feeders is designed to feed birds at the feeder and on the ground. The patented design of these feeders – the Classic, Classic Too, Classic Mini and Classic Double Decker – is perfect for feeding a blend that accommodates both elevated and ground feeding. Birds that enjoy eating at the feeder will eat the larger seeds, such as sunflower and safflower and those that enjoy eating at the ground level will eat the millet that falls to the ground. We recommend using this our Deluxe Blend.

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