The 50 Top-Rated Wild Bird Seed Formulations to Attract Lively Birds to Your Yard
Bird seed is a popular food choice for helping attract wild birds to your property, and there are many different blends available on the market.
Overwhelmingly, sunflower is the seed that attracts the widest variety of birds, and it’s a rich source of energy and protein for hungry birds no matter the season. If you’re worried about mess or sprouting seeds, look for blends that have already been shelled – as seeds won’t sprout without their hull.
In no particular order, here are 50 of the best wild bird seeds, selected based on based on ingredients blends, quality, user reviews, and other buying considerations.
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This bestselling wild bird seed features a blend of 11 different ingredients to help attract a wide variety of colorful songbirds. It includes 40% sunflower seed, and is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Available in single or multipacks
- Easy-open design
Cost on Amazon:
- $19.98
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This wild bird food features a blend of various nuts and fruits to help provide birds with the energy they require, year round. It is great for attracting woodpeckers, cardinals, nuthatches and more, and features an irresistible flavor birds love.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Available in single or multipacks
- Suitable for birds, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, and even deer
Cost on Amazon:
- $17.29
This premium wild bird seed contains nothing but black oil sunflower seeds, a favorite among songbirds of all kinds. It is thin shelled and easy for birds of all sizes to crack open, and is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Made in the USA
- High energy content
Cost on Amazon:
- $24.98
Without the hull, there is no mess involved when feeding these premium sunflower chips to wild birds. They have been enriched with bird-kote coating with pleasant fruit flavor in order to attract a wide variety of songbirds.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Available in single or multipacks
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $6.48
This premium wild bird seed features a unique, waste-free blend that is super concentrated in order to provide birds with year round energy. It requires less filling of feeders, and contains no sunflower hulls to create a mess on your lawn.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- 5-pound bag
- 100% edible
Cost on Amazon:
- $14.99
Made from the highest quality grains and seeds, this wild bird seed offers an affordable option for those looking to hobby feed wild birds. It contains a blend of four different ingredients in a pleasing cherry flavor to attract a wide variety of birds.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for hopper or tube feeders
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $13.84
Ideal for attracting a wide variety of backyard songbirds including cardinals, this wild bird seed blend is suitable for use in hopper or platform feeders, and contains an economical mix of black oil sunflower and millet.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for use year round
- 40-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $26.10
Developed in partnership with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this select blend of black oil sunflower seed offers a high energy food source for wild birds year round. It contains no sunflower hulls to create an annoying mess on your lawn.
Key Features:
- 40-pound bag
- Contains added vitamins and minerals
- Attracts a variety of songbirds
Cost on Amazon:
- $28.78
Perfect for attracting ground feeding birds and other backyard wildlife, this cracked corn is ideal for feeding on its own or mixing with other seeds for your own custom blend. The easy-open bag features a resealable slider to help keep food fresh.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for use year round
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $13.30
Ideal for a wide variety of songbirds and other backyard wildlife, this wild bird seed blend features a mix corn, black oil sunflower seeds, shelled peanuts, and whole peanuts to energize all year round. It comes in a resealable bag for increased freshness, and is suitable for use in platform or table feeders.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
- Store in a cool, dry place
Cost on Amazon:
- $17.02
Perfect for attracting small songbirds such as finches, redpolls, and more, this wild bird seed features a high oil concentration that is perfect for feeding freely in order to help birds meet their nutritional needs.
Key Features:
- Bite-sized seeds are easy for little beaks to open
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $12.95
This wild bird food features a quality blend of shelled peanut pieces that attracts birds such as nuthatches, chickadees, bluebirds, jays, woodpeckers, and more. It contains no messy shells to create a mess on your lawn.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Packed with protein
- Unique, stay-fresh technology
Cost on Amazon:
- $38.74
This wild bird seed blend features a specialized mix of five delicious shelled ingredients that is suitable for feeding over decks and patios in order to attract a wide variety of songbirds. It boasts an easy-open bag, and provides excellent nutritional value year round.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Unique no-mess formula
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $29.98
This wild bird food features nothing but whole, in-shell peanuts that birds and other backyard wildlife love. It provides a high quality source of energy that is suitable for feeding year round, and are raw and unsalted.
Key Features:
- Premium quality
- Choice of sizes
- 10-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $31.99
This wild bird seed offers a specialized blend of various grains, seeds, and nuts that attracts grosbeaks, cardinals, nuthatches, woodpeckers, and more. It has been formulated by birding enthusiasts, and is suitable for feeding year round.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Barrier packaging to seal in freshness
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $9.99
This wild bird seed features nothing but 100% striped sunflower seeds in order to provide birds and wildlife of all types and sizes with a high energy food source. It is suitable for use in tray, hopper, or platform feeders, and comes with a satisfaction guarantee.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $10.98
This wild bird seed features a blend of 13 premium, all natural ingredients designed to attract a wide variety of backyard birds including chickadees, robins, orioles, blue jays, cardinals, and more. Select fruits, seeds, and shell-free nuts provide a high energy food source that is suitable for feeding year round.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Mess-free formula
- Ideal for feeding over patios and decks
Cost on Amazon:
- $37.99
This bird seed blend features a special mix of black oil sunflower and safflower seeds designed to attract cardinals and other songbirds. The easy-open bag features a resealable slider to help keep food fresh.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $11.48
An ideal bird seed for attracting gorgeous and talkative finches, this extra clean seed provides a quality source of energy content for backyard songbirds. It is suitable for use in specialized finch feeders, and the easy-open bag features a resealable slider to help keep food fresh.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $21.61
This wild bird food contains nothing but 100% shelled sunflower seeds in order to attract cardinals, woodpeckers, finches, and other songbirds. It provides a high quality energy source, and is suitable for use in tube or hopper feeders.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Unique no-mess formula
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $19.10
With a special blend of five ingredients, this wild bird seed mix comes loaded with sunflower seeds in order to attract a wide variety of songbirds to your backyard. It is suitable for use in tube, hopper or platform feeders, and boasts an easy-open bag with a resealable slider to help keep food fresh.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
- Satisfaction guarantee
Cost on Amazon:
- $8.98
This premium wild bird seed contains nothing but black oil sunflower seeds, a favorite among songbirds of all kinds. It is an economical choice for a high energy food source, and is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
- 2-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $8.93
Perfect for attracting small songbirds such as finches, redpolls, and more, this wild bird seed features a high oil concentration that is perfect for feeding freely in order to help birds meet their nutritional needs.
Key Features:
- Suitable for finch tube or sock feeders
- Made in the USA
- 10-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $27.77
This wild bird seed boasts a delicious blend of six nuts and seeds that birds love. It features a unique, “finely cut” formula that is suitable for feeding smaller and younger birds, and won’t slow down the flow of your feeder. The resealable bag uses a unique, stay-fresh technology to keep the food fresh.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- 100% edible
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $11.49
This wild bird send blend features all the ingredients that finches love, in order to attract a wide variety to your feeder. This formula helps discourage feeding by larger birds and squirrels, and is suitable for use in finch, sock, or tube feeders with small perches.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Available in a reusable bucket
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $14.88
This wild bird seed cake features a special blend of six different ingredients birds love in a compact and convenient package. It easily fits the large sized suet and seed cake feeder to provide a long-lasting, low-mess feeding option.
Key Features:
- High energy blend
- 2-pound size
- Guaranteed fresh
Cost on Amazon:
- $60.29
This all-natural, preservative-free wild bird seed features a blend of ingredients, including 40% peanuts and sunflower hearts, that birds can’t get enough of. It is a preferred choice of bird watching enthusiasts, and boasts a mess-free formulation that is suitable for feeding over decks, gardens, and patios.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for use year round
- 20-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $29
This wild bird food contains nothing but 100% sunflower seeds in order to attract cardinals, woodpeckers, finches, and other songbirds. It provides a high quality energy source that is suitable for use in tube or hopper feeders, and comes in an easy-open bag.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $45.44
This premium wild bird seed blend features a shell-free formula designed to cut down on waste and messes at the feeder. Suitable for use over decks and in gardens, it comes in an easy-open bag with a resealable slider to help keep food fresh.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
- 5-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $7.04
An excellent source of both energy and protein, this peanut blend is useful for attracting jays, woodpeckers, cardinals, and more to your backyard feeder. It can be fed on its own or mixed with other nuts and seeds to create your own unique blend of wild bird food.
Key Features:
- 10-pound bag
- Suitable for use year round
- Shelled and cleaned
Cost on Amazon:
- $28.71
This specialized blend of wild bird seed is perfect for attracting a wide variety of the most common songbirds in the southwestern United States. It is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders, and comes with a satisfaction guarantee.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Contains 25% sunflower and safflower seeds
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $12.27
Developed in partnership with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this wild bird seed blend boasts a mix of 100% natural seeds, nuts, grains, and fruits to provide a high energy food source for wild birds year round.
Key Features:
- 6-pound bag
- Advanced formula promotes bird health
- Attracts finches, cardinals, and more
Cost on Amazon:
- $21.43
This wild bird food features nothing but whole, shelled and blanched peanuts that birds and other backyard wildlife love. It provides a high quality source of energy that is suitable for feeding year round, and are raw and unsalted.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Made in the USA
- Money-back guarantee
Cost on Amazon:
- $22.99
This wild bird seed features nothing but 100% safflower seeds in order to provide birds with a high energy and high protein food source. It is suitable for use in tray, hopper, or platform feeders, and is a favorite choice among cardinals, chickadees, and more.
Key Features:
- Helps discourage squirrels at the feeder
- Barrier packaging to seal in freshness
- 5-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $13.32
Strange as it may sound, birds go crazy for this spicy flavored seed, with the added benefit of deterring squirrels from the feeder. It boasts a blend of nutritious sunflower meats infused with fiery hot habanero chilies, ideal for attracting bluebirds and cardinals.
Key Features:
- 10-pound bag
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for use in all types of feeders
Cost on Amazon:
- $38.05
This wild bird seed mix contains a general purpose blend of seeds, including sunflower, in order to attract your favorite songbirds. It is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or tray feeders, and offers an excellent choice for all-season feeding.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
- Includes 2-pounds free
Cost on Amazon:
- $26.21
This wild bird send blend features a mix of all natural ingredients that finches love, in order to attract a wide variety to your feeder. This formula helps discourage feeding by larger birds and squirrels, and comes in a resealable bag to help stay fresher longer.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for use year round
- Unique, stay-fresh technology
Cost on Amazon:
- $9.79
This wild bird seed boasts a mix of premium ingredients such as black oil sunflower seeds and safflower seeds in order to attract cardinals, chickadees, blue jays, and finches. The nutritious blend is suitable for use in hopper, tube, or platform feeders.
Key Features:
- Suitable for use year round
- Choice of sizes
- Family owned and operated business
Cost on Amazon:
- $18.90
This classic wild bird seed mix features a blend of ingredients that birds such as cardinals and finches love. It has been enriched with bird-kote coating, and added vitamins and minerals in order to attract a wide variety of songbirds.
Key Features:
- Suitable for use year round
- Nutritious, economical blend
- 10-pound bag
Cost on Amazon:
- $49.50
Featuring a blend of six natural and chemical-free ingredients that birds love, this seed mix attracts a variety of birds to the feeder, while deterring pests like squirrels. It boasts plenty of high energy sunflower seeds and meats to attract a maximum variety of birds.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Suitable for use year round
- Ideal for use in all types of feeders
Cost on Amazon:
- $50.26
This specialized blend of wild bird seed is perfect for attracting a wide variety of the most common songbirds in the western region of the United States. It is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders, and comes with a satisfaction guarantee.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Contains 25% sunflower plus safflower seeds
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $13.05
Featuring a blend of 11 carefully selected and cleaned ingredients, this wild bird seed is ideal for attracting chickadees, cardinals, finches, and more. It contains no added fillers, and is suitable for use as a high energy food source year round.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Ideal for attracting a wide variety of birds
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $49.99
This wild bird seed blend features a mix of four select ingredients that finches love, in order to attract a wide variety to your feeder. This formula helps discourage feeding by larger birds and squirrels, and is suitable for use in finch, sock, or tube feeders with small perches.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- Preferred 3-to-1 over nyjer seed alone
- Barrier packaging to seal in freshness
Cost on Amazon:
- $14.79
An ideal choice for most ground feeding birds, this blend contains nothing but 100% white millet grain. It is suitable for use in platform feeders, and can be mixed with other ingredients to create your own special blend for use in tube and mesh feeders.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
- Choice of sizes
Cost on Amazon:
- $30.07
This specialized blend of wild bird seed is perfect for attracting a wide variety of the most common songbirds in the midwestern region of the United States. It is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders, and comes with a satisfaction guarantee.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Contains 25% sunflower and safflower seeds
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $12.27
This wild bird seed cake comes in an appealing bell shape that is ready to hang. Its unique design provides plenty of space for birds to perch, and features 14-ounces of a high energy blend that attracts a wide variety of beautiful songbirds.
Key Features:
- Can be used with the the Heath seed cake bell cage
- Included hook for hanging
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $35.62
Perfect for attracting a wide variety of beautiful songbirds, this deluxe wild bird seed blend contains 20% sunflower and safflower seeds. It is suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders, and comes in an easy-open bag with a resealable slider to help keep food fresh.
Key Features:
- Choice of sizes
- Available in single or multipacks
- Made in the USA
Cost on Amazon:
- $12.51
This wild bird seed blend features a specialized mix of four delicious shelled ingredients that is suitable for feeding over and on decks and patios, in order to attract a wide variety of songbirds. It boasts an easy-open bag, and provides excellent nutritional value year round.
Key Features:
- Zero-waste formula
- 20-pound bag
- Suitable for use in tube, hopper, or platform feeders
Cost on Amazon:
- $40.32
This wild bird seed blend features a mix of delicious ingredients designed to attract a wide variety of beautiful songbirds. It features a no-mess, sprout-free formula that is ideal for feeding over decks, patios, and flowerbeds.
Key Features:
- Made in the USA
- 5-pound bag
- 100% edible
Cost on Amazon:
- $17.71
Ideal for a wide variety of songbirds and other backyard wildlife, this wild bird seed blend features a mix of corn, sunflower seeds, millet, and mealworms to energize all year round. It is suitable for use in platform, table, or ground feeding, and comes complete with a satisfaction guarantee.
Key Features:
- 8-pound bag
- Made in the USA
- Suitable for use year round
Cost on Amazon:
- $10.98
