Find your perfect bird feeder
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A classic feeding station
For the most birds, start with a sturdy tube feeder of black-oil sunflower and a suet feeder. You'll see chickadees, finches, titmice and woodpeckers.
A simple, durable tube feeder that small songbirds love. Easy to fill, easy to clean and built to last for years.
Check price on Amazon for Droll Yankees Classic Tube Feeder (opens Amazon)Woodpeckers, nuthatches and chickadees happily hang upside down to eat. Starlings and grackles mostly don't, so the suet goes to the birds you want.
Check price on Amazon for Birds Choice Upside-Down Suet Feeder (opens Amazon)If you only buy one seed, make it black-oil sunflower. It's high in fat, has a thin shell small birds can open, and nearly every seed-eating bird loves it.
Check price on Amazon for Wagner's Black Oil Sunflower Seed (opens Amazon)Your match
A squirrel-proof feeding station
Squirrels won't stand a chance. A weight-activated feeder on a baffled pole lets every small bird eat while squirrels go hungry.
The squirrel-proof feeder most experienced backyard birders end up buying. When a squirrel climbs on, its weight pulls a shroud down over the seed ports. Small birds keep eating.
Check price on Amazon for Brome Squirrel Buster Plus (opens Amazon)A pole with a spring-loaded baffle built in. Set it up 10 feet from anything a squirrel can jump from and it keeps every feeder on it squirrel-free.
Check price on Amazon for Squirrel Stopper Deluxe Pole System (opens Amazon)A premium mix of nuts, fruit and sunflower without cheap filler seeds birds throw on the ground. The easiest single bag to attract lots of different birds.
Check price on Amazon for Lyric Supreme Wild Bird Seed (opens Amazon)Your match
A cardinal and colorful songbird setup
Cardinals, jays and bluebirds like to feed in the open. An open platform with safflower and mealworms is their favorite table.
An open tray feeder that welcomes the widest range of birds, including cardinals, doves, jays and juncos that prefer to feed in the open.
Check price on Amazon for Woodlink Platform Feeder (opens Amazon)Cardinals love safflower. Squirrels, grackles and starlings usually don't, which makes it a smart seed for feeders that get raided.
Check price on Amazon for Wagner's Safflower Seed (opens Amazon)The way to a bluebird's heart. Dried mealworms also bring in wrens, robins and chickadees, especially in spring when they're feeding young.
Check price on Amazon for Kaytee Wild Bird Dried Mealworms (opens Amazon)Your match
A squirrel-proof cardinal feeder
The Squirrel Buster Plus has a ring perch made for cardinals, and safflower is a seed squirrels usually leave alone. A double defense.
The squirrel-proof feeder most experienced backyard birders end up buying. When a squirrel climbs on, its weight pulls a shroud down over the seed ports. Small birds keep eating.
Check price on Amazon for Brome Squirrel Buster Plus (opens Amazon)Cardinals love safflower. Squirrels, grackles and starlings usually don't, which makes it a smart seed for feeders that get raided.
Check price on Amazon for Wagner's Safflower Seed (opens Amazon)Your match
A window feeder
No yard needed. A suction-cup feeder filled with no-mess sunflower kernels brings birds right to the glass.
Suction cups hold this clear feeder right on your window for the closest views you'll ever get, no yard needed. Perfect for apartments and indoor cats who love the show.
Check price on Amazon for Nature's Hangout Window Bird Feeder (opens Amazon)Sunflower seeds with the shells already removed. No mess on your patio or deck, and no waste, because birds eat every piece.
Check price on Amazon for Lyric Sunflower Kernels (opens Amazon)Your match
A hummingbird garden feeder
Choose an easy-to-clean saucer feeder and add an ant moat. Mix one part sugar to four parts water, and you're set.
Our favorite hummingbird feeder because it's the easiest to keep clean. The saucer design comes apart in seconds, a built-in ant moat stops ants, and a raised perch gives you great views.
Check price on Amazon for Aspects HummZinger HighView (opens Amazon)A small cup of water that hangs above any nectar feeder. Ants can't cross it, so they never reach the sugar water.
Check price on Amazon for Aspects Ant Moat (opens Amazon)Your match
A window hummingbird feeder
Watch hummingbirds hover inches away from your window. Small capacity keeps nectar fresh.
A hummingbird feeder that sticks right on your window, so you can watch them hover inches away from your kitchen table.
Check price on Amazon for Aspects Jewel Box Window Hummingbird Feeder (opens Amazon)A small, inexpensive saucer feeder. Less nectar goes to waste when you only have a few hummingbirds, and it's easy to keep fresh.
Check price on Amazon for Aspects HummBlossom (opens Amazon)Your match
A smart camera feeder
Get photos and videos of every visitor sent to your phone, with help identifying each species.
The feeder that turned bird watching into something you check on your phone. A built-in camera snaps photos when a bird lands, the app sends you a notification, and it suggests which species you're looking at.
Check price on Amazon for Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder (opens Amazon)A strong alternative to Bird Buddy with a focus on live video. Open the app any time to see what's at the feeder right now, and get clips when visitors arrive.
Check price on Amazon for Netvue Birdfy Smart Bird Feeder (opens Amazon)Your match
A smart feeder with squirrel defense
A camera feeder plus a baffle means photos of birds, not squirrels. Mount it on a pole 10 feet from jump points.
The feeder that turned bird watching into something you check on your phone. A built-in camera snaps photos when a bird lands, the app sends you a notification, and it suggests which species you're looking at.
Check price on Amazon for Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder (opens Amazon)A tall metal cylinder that wraps around your pole. Squirrels climbing up hit a smooth dead end they can't get around.
Check price on Amazon for Erva Torpedo Squirrel Baffle (opens Amazon)