Cardinal

(Photograph: Karen LeBoulluec, Nature Collection)Cardinals are the first birds to eat in the morning and the last to eat at night. They prefer to eat in a large feeder or on the ground, and enjoy eating cracked corn, sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, suet, peanuts, and black oil sunflower seeds.

Blue Jay

(Photograph: Karen LeBoulluec, Nature Collection)Blue Jays' favorite food are acorns. They also eat fruit, insects, frogs and nuts. Typical food home owners can provide includes corn, peanuts, bird seed mix with millet, and black oil sunflower seed.

Hummingbirds

(Photograph: Karen LeBoulluec, Nature Collection)Hummingbirds are about the size of an adult thumb and they beat their wings about 70 times per second. They eat many small meals during the day and are attracted to the color red. They enjoy fueling up with liquid nectar (as shown above) or from tubular flowers, such as salvia, trumpet vine, and honeysuckle. Their second main food staple is insects.

Indigo Bunting

(Photograph: Karen LeBoulluec, Nature Collection)Indigo Bunting are particular nesters preferring woodland and farmland. They eat a variety of food such as small seeds and berries. Typical food home owners can provide is millet, thistle, sunflower chips, berries, and peanuts.

Wild Turkeys

(Photograph: Karen LeBoulluec, Nature Collection)Wild Turkeys roam the woods and roost in trees. They eat a variety of food including snails, seeds, acorn, fruit, small snakes, and dogwood. Typical food home owners can provide is cracked corn, bird seed mix with millet, and black oil sunflower seeds.

Northern Flicker

(Photograph: Karen LeBoulluec, Nature Collection)Northern flickers are large woodpeckers measuring 10-14 inches. They live in the suburbs, woodland, desert, and farmland. Half of their diet consists of eating ants off the ground, but will also catch them in the air. They also enjoy nuts, suet, and black oil sunflower seeds.

Black-Capped Chickadee

(Photograph: Karen LeBoulluec, Nature Collection)Black-capped chickadees are friendly backyard birds. They are small and need to eat everyday. Their main staple is insects, insect larvae, and egg cases. They enjoy black oiled sunflower seeds and suet. In the summer, they enjoy staying cool in bird baths. In the winter, they greet people with their song and are known to eat seeds out of ones hand.

Presentation Created byKaren LeBoulluec

● Help Birds Prepare for Fall MigrationReview Article by Duncraft's Wild Bird Blog

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Presentation Created byKaren LeBoulluec

● Help Birds Prepare for Fall MigrationReview Article by Duncraft's Wild Bird Blog

● Five Most Common Feeding TipsArticle by Duncraft's Wild Bird Blog

Other Helpful Information: