There are many ways to attract birds to your yard. They require the same things we do, food, water, and shelter. Birds prefer to eat wat they can find naturally be it seed, nuts, fruit, nectar, insects or meat. For a small population of birds, you can provide additional beneficial foods that will supplement their natural diet. In Delaware there are over 300 possible birds to be seen. Of these about 35 would be considered backyard birds, and only some of these will eat what your provide.

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The best seed to offer birds is black oil sunflower or a seed blend with a high percentage of black oil sunflower. Sunflower seed is high in fat and protein, mixes with little or no sunflower in them will not attract the colorful birds you desire to see. Bird feeders come in a great variety of shapes and sizes, the food you fill the feeder is the most important of step for attracting birds.