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Serving Minneapolis & St. Paul Since 1885
Serving Minneapolis & St. Paul Since 1885

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Bird Feed Chart
Feeder Styles:
1=Ground 2=Suet 3=Tray, Platform 4=Tube 5=Fly through 6=Window
7= Hopper 8=Nectar 9=Not Particular
Feed Information
Seed Mix: a combination of millet, sunflower and other grains suited to a wide variety of birds
Black Sunflower: also called 'oil seed', popular with many birds, high in calories
Sunflower hearts: hulled grey sunflower seed
Millet: a grain popular with many small seed-eaters and ground-feeding birds
Peanut Picks or 'pick-outs': broken peanut pieces, high in calories
Peanut hearts: shelled peanuts
Peanut butter: can be mixed with suet or grains, appeals to many birds
Safflower: high in calories, sometimes ignored by squirrels
Whole corn: usually suited only to larger birds
Crack corn: medium in calories, liked by many common birds such as Sparrows
Suet: usually beet suet, great for insect eaters and others in winter for high calorie content
Wheat: enjoyed by larger birds and ground feeders
Nectar: good calorie source for fruit eaters, the only food for Hummingbirds
Fruit: valuable vitamin source in cold weather, liked by many birds
Thistle: Niger thistle seed, a favorite of small seed-eaters like Chickadees and Finches
Baked goods: popular with ducks and geese, and many more 'domestic' birds
Raisins: especially good in the winter as a source of calories for many birds
Bird
Feed

Feeder
Type


Blackbird: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Millet, Peanut Picks, Whole Corn, Crack Corn
3,4
Blue Jay: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Safflower, Crack Corn, Suet, Wheat, Nectar, Baked Goods, Raisins
3,5
Bluebird: Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Safflower, Fruit, Baked Goods, Raisins
rare
Brown Creeper: Wheat
pole
Brown Thrasher: Peanut Butter, Suet, Baked Goods
3
Cardinal: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Safflower, Crack Corn, Suet, Baked Goods
1,3,9
Catbird: Peanut Picks,Peanut Hearts, Suet, Baked Goods, Raisins
3
Chickadee: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Suet, Thistle, Baked Goods
3,4,6,7
Crossbill: Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts
4, rare
Dove: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Millet, Crack Corn, Baked Goods
1
Duck: Crack Corn, Wheat, Baked Goods
1
Finch, House: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Millet, Peanut Butter, Crack Corn, Suet, Wheat, Thistle
9
Finch, Purple: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Hearts, Safflower, Crack Corn, Thistle, Baked Goods, Raisins
9
Flicker: Seed mix,, Peanut Butter, Crack Corn, Suet, Wheat, Raisins
1,2
Goldfinch: Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Hearts, Thistle
4,6
Goose: Whole Corn, Crack Corn, Wheat, Baked Goods
1
Grackle: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Suet, Wheat, Baked Goods
9
Grosbeak: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Peanut Picks, Safflower, Crack Corn, Fruit, Raisins
1,3,5,7
Hummer: Nectar
8
Indigo Bunting: Millet, Thistle
9
Junco: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Millet, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Wheat, Thistle, Baked Goods
1
Kinglet: Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Nectar, Fruit, Baked Goods
9
Mocking Bird: Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Butter, Fruit
3
Nuthatch: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Suet, Wheat, Nectar, Baked Goods
7
Oriole: Seed mix, Whole Corn, Crack Corn, Nectar, Fruit, Baked Goods
9
Pheasant: Seed mix, Whole Corn, Crack Corn
1,3
Pigeon: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Millet, Thistle
1
Pine Siskin: Black Sunflower, Millet, Crack Corn, Thistle
3,4,5
Quail: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Hearts,Thistle
1
Redpoll: Nectar, Fruit, Baked Goods
6,8,9
Robin: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Millet, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Crack Corn, Wheat, Fruit, Thistle, Raisins
1,3
Sparrow: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Crack Corn, Suet
9
Starling: Peanut Butter, Crack Corn, Suet
9
Tanager: Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Safflower, Fruit
rare
Thrush: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Safflower, Suet, Baked Goods
3
Titmouse: Black Sunflower, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Whole Corn, Crack Corn, Suet, Baked Goods
4
Towhee: Seed mix, Black Sunflower, Millet, Whole Corn, Crack Corn
1
Turkey: Peanut Picks, Whole Corn, Crack Corn, Suet, Fruit
1
Woodpecker: Peanut Butter, Suet, Raisins
2,3,5
Yellow Sapsucker: Black Sunflower, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Suet, Nectar, Fruit, Baked Goods
9
Yellow Warbler: Black Sunflower, Sunflower Hearts, Peanut Picks, Peanut Hearts, Peanut Butter, Crack Corn, Suet, Fruit, Baked Goods, Raisins
3
© Bachman's 2003
Author: Jackie Alfonso, Bachman's Horticulturist

 

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Flowers and gifts from Bachman’s make any day a special one. When you order your flowers
or gifts online, you know you’ll be getting a beautiful fresh flower arrangement from a
trusted florist known for outstanding flower design, plus quality and service.

If you’re sending flowers or gifts out of town, you can rely on us to choose the best florist from either
the FTD or Teleflora nationwide flower network. Florists who can be counted on to deliver the best
fresh flower arrangements and gifts, even when doing a same day delivery.

Whatever the gift-giving occasion, new baby, anniversary, birthday or to say congratulations, thank you, get well,
I’m sorry, I love you or just because you feel like sending flowers or gifts, Bachman’s has a wonderful selection of
flower arrangements, gifts, and plants to choose from, and it’s easy to send your flowers and gifts from our online store.

We also offer gift baskets, gourmet gift baskets, green and blooming plants, Department 56 Snow Villages
and Snowbabies, Mark Roberts fairies
, and more. Bachman’s has been selling flowers and gifts
since 1885 and is known as one of the top florists in Minnesota and nationwide.