Jim Carpenter is an avid nature enthusiast who is also the founder and CEO of Wild Birds Unlimited. Jim created Bark Butter more than 20 years ago and used it to attract Brown Creepers, but discovered that it attracted many more birds. Jim’s Birdacious® Bark Butter® has attracted 161 Different Bird Species (and still counting). See the complete Bark Butter bird list below.
Ducks
Muscovy Duck
Mallard
Wood
American Black Duck
Quail & Chukar
California Quail
Gambel’s Quail
Northern Bobwhite
Chukar
Pheasant & Turkey
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
Pigeons & Doves
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Woodpeckers & Sapsuckers
Lewis’s Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Gila Woodpecker
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Parrots (feral)
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Cassin’s Kingbird
Great Kiskadee
Jays
Canada Jay
Pinyon Jay
Steller’s Jay
Blue Jay
California Scrub-Jay
Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
Mexican Jay
Brown Jay
Nutcracker
Clark’s Nutcracker
Magpies
Black-billed Magpie
Yellow-billed Magpie
Crows & Ravens
American Crow
Northwestern Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Chickadees
Carolina Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Mexican Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Titmice
Bridled Titmouse
Oak Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse
Black-crested Titmouse
Verdin & Bushtits
Verdin
Bushtit
Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pygmy Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Creeper
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Cactus Wren
Carolina Wren
Bewick’s Wren
House Wren
Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wrentits
Wrentit
Bluebirds
Eastern Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Thrushes
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Clay-colored Thrush
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Curve-billed Thrasher
Crissal Thrasher
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Warblers
Ovenbird
Prothonotary Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Lucy’s Warbler
Towhees
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
Canyon Towhee
California Towhee
Green-tailed Towhee
Sparrows
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Juncos
Dark-eyed Junco
Tanagers
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
Cardinals & Pyrrhuloxia
Northern Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia
Grosbeaks
Pine Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Evening Grosbeak
Buntings
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Blackbirds
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orioles
Hooded Oriole
Bullock’s Oriole
Audubon’s Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Scott’s Oriole
Finches, Redpolls, Siskin
Purple Finch
House Finch
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Black Rosy-Finch
