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Sowing the seeds of sowing seeds

...Most of the seed used in Minnesota is made up of black-oil sunflower seeds and cardinal mixes because they appeal to the...nutritious and best all-around bird seed is the black-oil sunflower seed. It is high in fat and its thin shell makes...

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Lifestyle
DNR offers tips to attract birds to feeders

...their stunning spring breeding plumage." According to Henderson, the top 10 bird foods for Minnesota are: -- black oil sunflower seed (best of the best because it is high energy food usable by large and small birds alike; should comprise 75 to...

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Outdoors
Bird feeders can help birds survive winter

...Cardinal mixes contain sunflower, safflower and peanuts. Use about 80 to 90 percent of seed composed of black-oil sunflower seeds and cardinal mixes. These have the greatest appeal to the broadest variety of winter birds and contain a high...

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Cardinals now commonplace at central Minnesota bird feeders

...populations. Who knows how far the cardinal will expand its range? Cardinals can be brought to feeders with black oil sunflower seeds and special mixes sold at wild bird stores.

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Outdoors
A revitalized pet

...your feeder and eliminate the ones you don't want just by using different types of seeds. Most birds like black oil sunflower seeds, but if you want to attract cardinals, doves and white-throated sparrows, fill the bird feeders with safflower...

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OUTDOOR NOTES

...wildlife program supervisor, "is to provide three main choices of food: large seeds, small seeds and suet. Black-oil sunflower seeds and cardinal mixes have the greatest appeal to the broadest variety of winter birds and contain a high-energy...

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Outdoors
Suet, seeds and other savory snacks help birds in winter

...jar of cheap peanut butter we didn't seem to embrace. Yup, that'll work. Cleaned out the jar. Oh ya, black oil sunflower seeds would be tasty and the only really fresh ingredients to make it into the concoction. By now Mariah and Sabrina...

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Outdoors
Spring bird feeding tips offered by DNR

...prefer the smaller seeds of millet-type mixes. By early May the millet can also attract indigo buntings. Black oil sunflower seeds and cardinal mixes should also be provided for northern cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, house finches and...

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Outdoors
Feeding birds is as simple or challenging as you want it to be

...extensive survey in the 1980s to determine what each bird species really prefers to eat. What to feed which birds Black-oil sunflower seed Its preferable to striped. It gives more energy and has less shell waste. Preferred by: chickadee, purple...

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Outdoor notes

...clean them regularly. Place a bird bath with no more than 2 inches of water near the feeders. The top food is black oil sunflower seed. Suet is another staple. Stock finch feeders with Niger thistle, which also attracts pine siskins. Juncos...

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