The birds that eat suet, usually find worms or insects in the summer months to fill their stomachs, but can't find insects in the winter. Some birds also like nuts, fruit, or other table scraps. Look at the list below to find out who eats what. Grains are very popular with many bird species. Sunflower seeds, corn, milo, and millet are common birdfeed grains.
Corn is also a very popular grain food on the ear, shelled, or cracked.
Blue jays, house sparrows, starlings, and pheasants all prefer corn. Milo, another grain, is preferred by dark-eyed juncos, American goldfinches, pine siskins and tree sparrows. Cardinals like squash seeds if you ve got any extras from your fall harvest. Here's a list of common winter birds and how to attract them with a feeder and the correct mixture of seeds or food types. Don't just put your feeder out and forget about it.