Bird Feeding Best Practices | Mass Audubon
Get the answers to all your bird feeding questions.
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Sunflower Seed
Black-oil sunflower seeds are more popular with birds than black striped due to the softer shell. -
Nyjer Seed
It is popular with smaller finches, -
Mixed Seed
Mixed seed often has a large percent of undesirable food, which many birds will simply toss on the ground to get at sunflower seeds and other preferred foods. This can result in a lot of waste, as well as a build-up of rotting seed under the feeder.
All feeders should be cleaned and disinfected on a regular basis (every 2 weeks) with a solution of one part bleach to nine parts water.
December 11, 2023 at 11:37:23 AM EST
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