Attracting birds with Suet

Suet is one of the most effective non-plant options when it comes to attracting birds, it is composed of harden beef fat, which is sometimes combined with other bird-attracting ingredients like dried fruit, peanuts, and mealworms. Suet is a favorite of Woodpeckers but will also attract birds that don’t commonly visit feeders such as the: Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, and a variety of Thrushes and Warblers.

Birds that eat Suet

• ‍American Robin    
• ‍Baltimore Oriole    
• ‍Black-Capped Chickadee    
• ‍Blue Jay    
• Brown Creeper    
• ‍Brown Thrasher    
• Carolina Wren    
• ‍Downy Woodpecker                      
• Hermit Thrush    
• ‍House Finch    
• ‍Indigo Bunting    
• ‍Northern Cardinal    
• ‍Northern Flicker    
• ‍Northern Mockingbird    
• ‍Pileated Woodpecker    
• ‍Pine Warbler                                    
• ‍Red-Bellied Woodpecker    
• ‍Rose-Breasted Grosbeak      
• ‍Ruby-Crowned Kinglet    
• ‍Scarlet Tanager    
• ‍Townsend's Warbler    
• ‍Tufted Titmouse                                  
• ‍White-Breasted Nuthatch    
• ‍Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker    
• ‍Yellow-Rumped Warbler