Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Audubon Society
(NSVAS)
FEEDERS THAT ATTRACT SPECIFIC BIRDS
(from the US Fish & Wildlife Service
(http://library.fws.gov/Bird_Publications/feed.html#4)
TUBE FEEDER WITH BLACK OIL SUNFLOWER
goldfinches
chickadees
woodpeckers
nuthatches
titmice
redpolls, pine siskins
ADDING A TRAY TO THE TUBE FEEDER WILL ALSO ATTRACT
cardinals
jays
crossbills
purple finches
white-throated sparrow house finches
white-crowned sparrows
TRAY OR PLATFORM FEEDER -- WITH MILLET
doves
house sparrows
blackbirds
juncos
cowbirds
towhees
white-throated sparrows tree sparrows
white-crowned sparrows chipping sparrows
TRAY OR PLATFORM FEEDER -- WITH CORN
starlings
house sparrows
grackles
jays
juncos
bobwhite quail
doves
ring-necked pheasants
white-throated sparrows
NIGER THISTLE FEEDER WITH TRAY
goldfinches
house finches
purple finches
redpolls
pine siskins
doves
chickadees
song sparrows
dark-eyed juncos
white-throated sparrows
NECTAR FEEDER
hummingbirds
orioles
cardinals
tanagers
woodpeckers
finches
thrushes
FRUIT
orioles
tanagers
mockingbirds
bluebirds
thrashers
cardinals
woodpeckers
jays
starlings
thrushes
cedar waxwings
yellow-breasted chats
HANGING SUET FEEDER
woodpeckers
wrens
chickadees
nuthatches
kinglets
thrashers
creepers
cardinals
starlings
PEANUT BUTTER SUET
woodpeckers
goldfinches
juncos
cardinals
thrushes
jays
kinglets
bluebirds
wrens
starlings
HANGING PEANUT FEEDER
woodpeckers
chickadees
titmice
**** Don’t forget to provide fresh water for your bird friends in addition to food. A wide, shallow metal pan with a lip (such as a baking pan) at least 2 inches deep and not deeper than 3 inches can serve as a makeshift bird bath and watering hole. Place in a sunny spot near your feeder with some large stones in the bottom. Change the water in the pan every 3-4 days and clean once a week or so.
What Birds Do You See?
Pileated Woodpecker photo by Dr. Joe Mikus
Have you heard the tweets, chirps and cackles in the early morning just before sunrise? Have you watched the birds visiting to your yard, feeder and birdbath? Birds are everywhere!
Local birds to watch for:
- Blue Jay - Red-winged Blackbird
- American Goldfinch - House Sparrow
- Purple Martin - Gray Catbird
- Eastern Bluebird - Tufted Titmouse
- Northern Mockingbird - Black-capped Chickadee
- House Finch - Northern Flicker
What birds have you seen in your yard? Visit a local park or the VA State Arboretum to see more!
If you are a Member of the National Audubon Society…
SHENANDOAH AUDUBON NEEDS YOU!
Dear National Audubon Member: Your local chapter of Audubon would like your support. It is the local chapter that carries the message of conservation and environmental awareness to the community around us—and we need your help! Unfortunately the member information we receive from NAS is not always current or correct.
We need your email address, phone number, and a correct mailing address.
YOUR ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANK YOU!