Indigo Bunting Feeder

The entrance hole located 2 10 feet above ground should be 1 2 inches in diameter. Indigo buntings are often spotted eating from the ground.

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Because indigo buntings tend to be shy at feeders choose a caged tube feeder to protect these beauties from larger birds.

Indigo bunting feeder. The indigo bunting will follow other similar species such as goldfinches and blue grosbeaks in search of food. Serve any or all of the following. It seems that they prefer either platform or hopper type feeders.

A mix like berry nutty since fruit is part of their natural diet. Millet nyjer or joes mix in tube feeders with or without trays hopper or fly through feeders. To attract indigo buntings it is imperative to set up an appropriate birdhouse feeder that has more or less the measurements of 5 x 5 inches floor and 8 inches ceiling.

Having multiple bird feeders in your back yard especially thistle or nyjer seed feeders will make it more attractive to the indigo bunting. Attracting colorful birds tends to be difficult but the indigo bunting is attainable as it will sometimes eat nyjer seed and millet from feeders. Indigo buntings are most commonly found in areas where an open overgrown field meets the edge of a heavily wooded area such as a forestwoodland.

Fill your feeder with nyjer seed or whole sunflower hearts or sprinkle a few mealworms in a hanging hopper or platform feeder to attract indigo buntings to your backyard. I have seen males repeatedly this year. I see indigo buntings from very late april through mid june here in central new hampshire.

Use a mixed seed feeder or a tray feeder designed especially for small birds. The diet of the indigo bunting primarily consists of insects larvae grains seeds berries. As far as food goes the buntings seem to prefer fruit and nut blend seed andor thistlenyjer.

Consider scattering some millet below feeders.

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