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SUGGESTED FOOD SELECTION CHART FOR WILDBIRDS |
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Safflower
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Sunflower
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Niger
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Corn
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Mixed Birdseed |
Nutmeats
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Suet & Mixes |
Baked Goods |
Fruit |
Sugar Water |
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Blackbird, Red-winged |
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Blue Jay |
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Cardinal, Northern |
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Catbird, Gray |
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Chat, Yellow-breasted |
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Chickadee, Black-capped |
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Dove, Mourning |
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Finch, House |
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Finch, Purple |
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Flicker, Northern |
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Goldfinch, American |
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Grackle, Common |
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Safflower
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Sunflower
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Niger
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Corn
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Mixed Birdseed |
Nutmeats
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Suet & Mixes |
Baked Goods |
Fruit |
Sugar Water |
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Grosbeak, Black-headed |
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Grosbeak, Evening |
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Grosbeak, Rose-breasted |
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Junco, Dark-eyed |
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Kinglet, Ruby-crowned |
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Mockingbird, Northern |
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Nuthatch, Red-breasted |
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Nuthatch, White-breasted |
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Oriole, Hooded |
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Oriole, Northern |
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Redpoll, Common |
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Robin, American |
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Safflower
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Sunflower
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Niger
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Corn
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Mixed Birdseed |
Nutmeats
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Suet & Mixes |
Baked Goods |
Fruit |
Sugar Water |
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Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied |
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Siskin, Pine |
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Sparrow, House |
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Sparrow, Song |
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Sparrow, White-crowned |
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Sparrow, White-throated |
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Starling |
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Tanager, Summer |
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Titmouse, Tufted |
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Thrush, Varied |
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Towhee, California (brown) |
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Towhee, Rufous-sided |
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Waxwing, Cedar |
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Wren, Carolina |
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Woodpecker, Downy |
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Woodpecker, Red-bellied |
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Woodpecker,Red-headed |
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