BACKYARD BIRDS
and their preferred foods

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American Goldfinch Mainly seeds; also insects American Kestrel Mainly insects; small mammals, reptiles American Redstart Insects, spiders, fruit and seeds American Robin Earthworms, grubs, larvae, insects, spiders; also berries, fruits and seeds Barn Owl rodents Barn Swallow Mainly insects; some berries Black-capped Chickadee Mainly insects and invertebrates; also seeds, suet and berries Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Mainly insects; other invertebrates including spiders Blue Grosbeak Seeds, berries and fruit; also insects, spiders, egg cases and larvae Blue Jay Acorns, beech nuts, insects, birds' eggs, nestlings, voles and mice Bobwhite Exclusively seeds Brown Creeper Insects; also spiders and seeds Brown-Headed Cowbird Grain, seeds, berries and other fruit; some insects Brown Thrasher Insects, small invertebrates, some fruit and seeds Brown Towhee Seeds, fruit and a variety of insects Bushtit Mainly insects; also seeds and berries California Quail Plant leaves and seeds of legumes Cardinal (Northern ) Mainly seeds and fruit; also insects and spiders Carolina Chickadee Mainly insects; also seeds, berries and other fruit Carolina Wren Insects and all types of invertebrates; also seeds Cedar Waxwing Mainly berries and seeds; also insects Chimney Swift Flying insects taken on the wing Crow Animal and vegetable matter, carrion Eastern Bluebird Insects; also berries, fruit and seeds Eastern Meadowlark Insects, grubs, grass seeds and weed seeds Eastern Phoebe Mainly insects and spiders; occasionally berries Evening Grosbeak All types of seeds and fruit Flicker Ants; other insects and berries Golden-Crowned Kinglet Insects, spiders and some berries Grackle Insects, grass seed, worms, eggs and young birds Gray Catbird Half animal matter and half berries; also fruit and seeds Great-Horned Owl Skunks, rats, squirrels, grouse, weasels, snakes and insects Green-backed heron Fish, frogs and invertebrates House Finch Seeds, fruit and some insects House Wren Insects, spiders and larvae Indigo Bunting Mainly insects and spiders; also seeds and fruit Junco Mainly insects and seeds Killdeer Beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, ants, crustaceans and invertebrates Least flycatcher Exclusively insects and spiders Loggerhead Shrike Large insects, small mammals, birds and their young Mallard Vegetative matter, nymphs and larvae of aquatic flies and beetles

Mocking Bird Wild berries, seeds, insects and invertebrates Morning Dove Grass, seeds, cracked corn, grain crops and a variety of other seeds Northern Oriole Mainly insects and spiders; also fruit and seeds Orchard Oriole Mainly insects, spiders and other invertebrates; also seeds and berries Painted Bunting Insects, spiders, berries and seeds Pine Siskin Seeds and some insects Purple Finch Mainly seeds and fruit; also insects Purple Martin Insects caught on the wing Red Crossbill Pine seeds; other fruit and seeds Redpoll Mainly insects and fruit Red-Tailed Hawk Rodents, snakes, lizards and rabbits Red-Winged Blackbird Insects and seeds Ring-necked Pheasant Corn, grass, seeds, and small insects Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Insects and fruit; also fruit seeds and cherry blossoms Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Insects, spiders, egg cases; some fruit Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Flower nectar, sugar water, tree sap and some insects Rufous-sided Towhee Seeds, fruit and insects Scott's Oriole Insects, various fruits and flower nectar Screech Owl Worms, crayfish, voles, mice, small birds and insects Sparrow (Chipping) Seeds, insects, spiders and other invertebrates Sparrow (Field) Seeds and insects; also berries Sparrow (Song) Mainly seeds; also insects and invertebrates Sparrow (Tree) Mainly insects and some seeds Tree Swallow Mainly winged insects Tufted Titmouse Mainly insects; also suet, seeds and berries Veery Insects, spiders and other invertebrates; also snails and berries Vireo (Red-Eyed) Mainly insects, spiders and other invertebrates Vireo (White-Eyed) Insect, spiders and other invertebrates; also berries Western Bluebird Mainly insects, spiders and other invertebrates; also berries White-Breasted Nuthatch Insects, spiders, nuts, seeds and berries Winter Wren Invertebrates, insects and spiders Wood Duck Acorns, beech nuts and water plants Woodpecker (Downy) Insects, berries, seeds and suet Woodpecker (Hairy) Mainly insects and spiders; suet, some fruits and seeds Woodpecker (Red-bellied) Suet, acorns and other tree fruits; some insects Woodpecker (Red-headed) Suet, acorns, wild berries, fruit and nuts; insects and small invertebrates Wood Thrush Insects, worms, invertebrates, larvae, berries and seeds Yellowthroat Insects Yellow Warbler Mainly insects; also berries

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