Chas/James Island (zone 8) - enjoying the birds

misterjebJune 30, 2013

I live on James Island across the street from a tidal marsh. This always brings alot of birds around; they visit my feeder for black sunflower seeds and millet. What seed/feed do you put out to lure your favorite birds into view?

I put out hulled,chopped sunflower seed. Costlier but it removes the toxic hulls and there is less loss of seed because the birds can swallow the smaller pieces. Thus,
less rodent attracting seed on the ground.
It is the only seed that seems to attract the bluebirds to the feeder here.

I imagine you have a very wide variety of natives and migrating birds. You live in my favorite part of USA.

Planting tall perennials with persistent seedheads attracts the gymnastic finches and other smaller birds which are fun
to watch.