- 1). Decide what kinds of seed you wish to offer birds. Some possibilities include black-oil sunflower seed, niger or thistle seed, millet or a wild birdseed mix.
- 2). Buy a tube feeder, round "satellite" feeder or a traditional hopper feeder if you plan to use sunflower seed.
- 3). Buy a tube feeder with several perches and feeding holes small enough to keep seeds from spilling out if you offer niger.
- 4). Buy a hopper feeder if you offer a wild birdseed mix.
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