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This Enticing Ingredient Will Have Songbirds Flocking To Your Yard
By D.G. SCIORTINO
To attract songbirds like cardinals, tits, goldfinches, wrens, and finches to your yard, consider switching out the regular bird food in your feeder for unshelled sunflower seeds.
These seeds, also known as sunflower hearts, lack the hardshell exterior of a typical sunflower seed, making it easier for smaller birds and birds with tiny beaks to consume them.
This is helpful since recent data shows that songbirds are getting smaller. The birds love the seeds because they offer nutrients like calcium, potassium, vitamin B,
and iron.
They also provide protein and fat that are crucial for songbird health, especially during the colder months when the birds have to elevate their metabolic rates to stay warm.
While sunflower hearts might come with a higher price tag compared to regular sunflower seeds, an influx of songbirds and a yard free from discarded shells make it worth the price.