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Severance, CO · Feeder guide
What seeds to buy — and which birds they attract
Northern Colorado plains mix: grackles, jays, doves, collared-doves, and pigeons are your anchor species. Black oil sunflower covers the widest range; add millet for ground feeders and nyjer for goldfinches.
Black Oil Sunflower
Best all-around seed. Thin shells, high fat. Attracts the widest variety of feeder birds.
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
House Finch
American Goldfinch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpecker
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White Proso Millet
Ground-feeder staple. Scatter on a platform tray or directly on the ground.
Mourning Dove
Dark-eyed Junco
House Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Common Grackle
Cracked Corn
Attracts large ground feeders. Use a tray or scatter near cover — avoid piles that rot.
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Magpie
Nyjer (Thistle)
Finch specialty seed. Requires a sock or tube feeder with small ports. No squirrel interest.
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Peanuts (shelled)
High protein and fat. Mesh tube feeders slow large birds. Whole peanuts for jays.
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
White-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
Suet cake
Rendered fat block — essential in winter cold. Wire cage feeder keeps starlings at bay.
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Filter species
Abundance
abundant
Seen almost every outing
Seen almost every outing
common
Regular with some searching
Regular with some searching
uncommon
Needs specific habitat/timing
Needs specific habitat/timing
rare
Exceptional sighting
Exceptional sighting