Black oil sunflower seeds are a favorite among many bird species, but they're particularly loved by cardinals and finches.

Q: The blue jays just go crazy when I put ... visit the Cornell Lab or Ornithology's All About Birds site, choose the owl and click on "sounds." Toss moldy seed Q: I've had a bag of sunflower ...

Winter birds plus our year-round familiar favorites, like the vibrant Northern Cardinal and Blue Jay ... favorite winter birds in North Carolina to our feeders, using their favorite feeds and seeds.

and then carrying the seeds off. I consulted my go-to resource for everything about birds - www. allaboutbirds.com from Cornell Lab: “Blue Jays carry food in their throat and upper esophagus ...

During daily breaks from the world’s many dramas, I encountered another: The blue jay in my backyard is a ladies’ man. Each day, he swoops onto the bird feeder and fills up on seeds and nuts.

Diet: The blue jay is not a picky eater. It eats fruits, acorns, seeds, nuts, insects ... Behavior: As most bird-watchers know, the blue jay is aggressive and territorial. Groups of jays often ...

But doves, pigeons and some jays aside ... On a theoretical scale from 0 (no bird prefers it) to 30 (it's every species' favorite food), red milo seed rates a 6, the lowest score of any seed ...