Place suet in a commercial feeder or use a plastic mesh bag like the type onions come in. You can also purchase pre-formed suet cakes containing a mix of birdseed. To bring in bluebirds or waxwings, try raisins. First chop them up and soak them in warm water to soften them. Another option for bluebirds and other species is mealworms, available at pet stores.
Mealworms are the larvae of a beetle.
To add to your yard's appeal, plant native plants that produce berries popular with birds. Some good choices include viburnums such as black haw or arrow-wood, dogwoods, staghorn sumac, crab apples, mulberries, and red cedar. When setting up your feeders, try to keep them about 10 feet away from the cover of shrubs or a brush pile. Cats hunting birds may hide in cover that is too close to feeders. If you have heavy competition from squirrels, try putting up a separate feeder with whole ears of corn for squirrels.