Suet Attracts |
- Woodpeckers
- Cardinals
- Blue Jays
- Warblers
- Chickadees
- Wrens
- Nuthatches
- Juncos
- Creepers
- Titmice
- Bluebirds
- Finches
- Grosbeaks
- Tanagers
- Flickers
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Top Ten Bird Foods |
- Black Oil Sunflowers: High Energy; usable by large and small birds; best of the best; should comprise 75 - 80% of all seeds used.
- Suet/Suet Cakes.
- Peanuts/ Nuts/ Peanut Butter.
- Safflower.
- Shelled Corn.
- Finch Mix/ Nyjer Thistle.
- White Proso Millet/ Cracked Corn. Increase use in spring and fall; decrease in other seasons.
- Apples, Oranges and Grape Jelly in spring and summer.
- Mealworms in spring, summer and fall.
- Sugar Water (four parts water to one part sugar) in spring, summer and fall.
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5 Steps to Double the Number of Birds at Your Feeders |
- Feed birds in all 4 seasons.
- Provide water in all 4 seasons (if possible, dripping, splashing or misting; heated in winter.
- Use at least 8 to 12 feeders, in clusters of 3 to 4 feeders per cluster.
- Provide protection from predators (place feeders in the open, 10 foot radius; or encircled by rabbit fencing; brush pile nearby during spring and fall migrations).
- Clean feeders and ground areas regularly.
* Source: Nongame Wildlife Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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Suet Background |
Suet is the hard fat from a beef carcass. It is a favorite among tree clinging and insect eating birds any time of the year as well as those that consume a more mixed diet particularly while raising their young. Suet corresponds generally to insects in a bird's diet and is consumed by over 80 species. |
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