Will woodpeckers use this filled w/ birdseed & sunflower seed? I am moving & have to remove my woodpecker feeder & hope they will eat from this feeder
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I would think they could I did have a couple of western scrub jays at mine and they managed but the perches might be a little small there was a lot of flapping to stay balanced
1467360
I really don't know. I haven't seen any yet. I guess it depends on its weight. The feeder won't work on starlings, crackles because of their weight.
1467361
I don't see many woodpeckers around here but the cardinals seem to like it. I wouldn't see why not :o) If you watch the video for this feeder they have several different types of birds eating from it. ~ Kim
784564
Yes, we have woodpeckers at this feeder. We only use sunflower seeds. It was a great buy!!
1421960
I just tried it with sunflower seeds and it worked fine. I don't see any need for spreading bird seed.
388993
Many thanks to all who replied! I've been feeding safflower seeds in other feeders for over a year. I'm thinking of purchasing this type feeder for safflower also - that was the reason for my post.
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It took a few days for the birds to get used to it, but all I put in it is sunflower seeds and the birds LOVE it. I finally have my titmouse birds back and lots of chickadees, plus juncos and sparrows. Many others too, but what I like is the squirrels can't get the seed!
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I've only used nijer (thistle) seeds so I cannot give you an objective answer regarding the use of other types of seeds with the feeder. The birds appear not to have any problems extracting the thistle from the slots in the tube. Sorry I could not be more helpful in answering your question with regards to other seed types.
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Woodpeckers and Nuthatches are the main users of the feeder. Other birds try, but do not have much luck. I have had some sparrows try, but they are not very successful. They try to hand by one leg..kinda funny looking. A cake lasts well over a month for me, and I have a lot of birds coming to it daily. It is my favorite feeder.
2275557
Peanuts would be too large. Bird seed filters from the bottom of the feeder. Sunflower seed will fit through but that is as large as I would go with it.
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Yep, sounds like some dumb birds. I suggest lining the bottom of the tray with some sunflower seed hearts to get them started. I suppose it's possible the seed is no good. Birds are smart about that. Make sure the batch of sunflower seed hearts is not tainted. I've not experienced a problem with sunflower seeds going bad but have several times with thistle in another feeder I have. Good luck! Keep me posted!
1017769
I think you could but the feeding holes are very small slits designed for thistle,which looks like tiny sunflower seeds. I think standard bird feed will have some seeds that will not fit through the openings and some will probably pour through.
75123
I think you will be fine with this feeder. Any bird other than a woodpecker that uses this feeder has a very dificult time which keeps the non woodpecker use very low. It's the European Starlings that i have trouble with using the cage-like suet feeder.
1954129
no, the openings are too big. does great with sunflower seed. allows the bird to pull one seed at a time.
2148627
The birds came to mine as soon as I put it up in the same spot I had one before. Did you try adjusting the lever for the tray? Mine is on the second slot from the top. It does take awhile for birds to realize it's there. Unfortunately, the deer sometimes eat all the sunflower seeds before the birds do.
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Yes. It is a great feeder for feeding my woodpeckers. I highly recommend it.
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I use black sunflower seeds which most birds eat. Some fall out when you load it up with food but the other birds that eat off the ground feed on those. I buy the food wherever I see a good deal.
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I have mainly starlings (one type of blackbird) in my area. I used only black sunflower seeds, and they have not taken over the feeder. It may be that the perching area is smaller (which is one of the recommendations for keeping away blackbirds. They also do not like to feed under anything, so when mine was hanging under a poch ceiling, they never came to the area. As for seeds, the sites I read suggest safflower seeds (very hard) as the one type of seed blackbirds will not eat. Not sure what other birds like it. here's one good link for more info: http://springfieldil.wbu.com/content/show/76860 Good luck!
2226272
I feed primarily sunflower seeds and get chickadees, nuthatches, and house finches on this feeder. we have starlings here but I have never seen starlings using it.
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Tons? If you are feeding sunflower seeds the birds are indeed de-hulling them and spitting out the hulls. You may have better luck with black oil sunflower seeds. If you are feeding a mix birds will often discard the millet in favor of the tastier seeds. I have had squirrels jump on the feeder spilling some seeds but they soon get discouraged. This is one of the hazards of bird feeding. If the discards are edible seeds be careful that this does not attract rodents.