1. Nyjer (also known as niger and thistle) is popular with finches. The seed’s small size makes it easy to offer in feeders with tiny slits, reducing the chance of a takeover by larger birds and squirrels. Keep in mind, this seed is no longer desirable to finches if it is six months old, so replace it fairly regularly.
2. Nuts in or out of the shell are a delight to many species including woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, and jays. Almost as many birds will eat nuts as sunflower, however the squirrels tend to give the birds a run for their money.
3. Suet is rendered beef fat from the liver of a cow. It can be purchased in raw chunks at the grocery store and some companies sell it in convenient cake form in several flavors including nuts, fruit, and dehydrated insects. Some suets are specially formulated into dough so it can be offered in the warmer months without melting.
Some vegetarians and vegans are not fans of offering suet, since it is made out of animal fat. There are vegetarian suet pellets available on the market made from plant fats. It may take some time to get birds used to it, but it is a safe alternative to offer your wild birds.
4.Fruit is the mainstay of feeders in Central and South America. Birders delight in watching tanagers, oropendolas, and euphonias come in to trays of bananas. Oranges and apples can get the attention of robins, blackbirds, catbirds, mockingbirds, and orioles. Apples need to be secured down and it helps to peal away a bit of the skin, but many thrush species, like the female European blackbird, enjoy apples as much as people do. Coconuts are popular with tits. Hummingbirds will lurk around older fruit, attracted to the tiny insects that are attracted to the rotting fruit.
5. Jelly is primarily offered to orioles but some finches and sparrows will come in for it too.
6. Nectar is thought to be primarily for hummingbirds, but sometimes other birds like chickadees, finches, woodpeckers, and even fruit bats will come in for it.
7. Mealworms have grown exponentially in popularity as a food to offer backyard birds. Not all birds eat seeds. The eastern bluebird, for example, prefers mealworms. This feed allows you to offer a wider variety for a buffet. Since not all people are comfortable handling live mealworms, some companies sell them freeze-dried but they are not as popular with the birds.
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