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StephB
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StephB asked in PetsBirds · 1 decade ago

Bird Watchers... Live in Charlotte, NC. Trying to attract Indigo Buntings to backyard. Any hints?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    "What Indigo Buntings Eat

    Indigos like a variety of food, including seeds, nuts, berries, insects, mosquitoes, flies, aphids, small spiders, buds, rice, goldenrod, thistle, grasses, and herbs. So they are likely to eat any type of good bird food, though putting out birdseed with real nuts and fruits one of the best ways to attract these bright birds. Buntings also prefer small seeds over large ones. "

    http://www.for-the-birds.info/attracting-indigo-bu...

  • 1 decade ago

    Buntings like scrubby/brushy edge habitat, so consider letting some brush grow in your yard. They're more likely to come to feeder that have nuts and fruits rather than just typical birdseed, so maybe try a fruit/nut bird food blend.

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