Wagner's 57075 Safflower Seed Wild Bird Food, 5 Pound (Pack of 1)

House Finches seem to live off this year around, like every day. My DIY Ring feeder captures mother finches feeding fledglings the safflower throughout the breeding season. Mourning Doves, Cardinals, and Catbirds (Catbirds believe it or not eat it whole) are regular consumers. Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, and Nuthatches also come in for it. Wrens like to root around in it, maybe they find little bugs. Best of all, House Sparrows and Starlings detest it. The hulls do not make too much of a mess and seem to disintegrate in the lawn fast. Wagner has something going on with this seed, highly recommended, especially if you want to feed but have House Sparrow or Starling pressures.

I’ve been really happy with Wagner’s safflower seed. The seed size is nice and consistent, and it fits well in my bird feeder without any issues. The texture of the seed is also great—it’s clean, dry, and not dusty or crumbly, which makes it easy to pour and tells me it’s fresh and good quality. I also really like the size of the kernels compared to what I find locally. It is a little more expensive than buying it in-store, but in my opinion the quality and consistency of the seed make it worth it. More importantly, the birds seem to love it—especially the finches and mourning doves. I’ve definitely noticed more activity from them since switching to this seed. One of the biggest benefits for me is that it has helped reduce the number of black birds around my feeder, which had become a bit of a problem lately. It’s a great option if you’re trying to attract smaller, desirable birds while discouraging others. Overall, the quality is solid, and it does exactly what I was hoping for.

My parrots—a green cheek conure and a dusky-headed conure—absolutely love these seeds and get excited every time I bring them out. They work really well for both everyday snacking and as quick training rewards, since my birds respond to them right away. The bag is very large, which is a big plus because it keeps me stocked for a long time. Even with daily use, it lasts for months, making it a great value overall. It’s a reliable, good-quality seed that my birds consistently enjoy and that has become a staple in their routine. Never stale or expired. always fresh.

This bird seed is perfect for many beautiful song birds just pour in in many different kinds of feeders and it drives the birds crazy. This is a perfect size bag to use in all your feeders. The ingredients and taste keep your favorite birds coming back for more . Just tear it Open and easily pour into your feeders with little to no mess safflower seed attracts Cardinals, and other song birds.

A bit expensive for the size of the bag, however I needed something that the Starlings would not like. They came in like a motorcycle gang and destroyed my feeders! After much research, I decided on this safflower seed. All the birds seem to like it, except the starlings. And that’s exactly what I wanted.

Bought this seed for a custom, anti-cowbird mix. I mix this safflower with black oil sunflower seed which allows me to continue to feed the Cardinals and a number of other songbirds, but does not appeal to the parasitic cowbirds that take over when the feeder and tray have a lot of small millet and other things they like in the commercial birdseed mixes. I hate the cowbirds, which damage other, better bird populations by laying their eggs in the nests of other birds where their young crowd out the good birds, crashing the populations. Cardinals and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are particularly susceptible, and both are far superior in all ways to cowbirds. This seed help to keep them from hanging out around here.

Amazon asks me to rate Wagner's Wild Bird Food on freshness and flavor, but I haven't tasted it and the birds do not voice much of an opinion. Safflower seed has been hard to find anywhere in early 2022, so I was happy to find it here. The price is right, the packaging is good, and the seed has no concerning appearances or smells. The birds here seem to take it just fine. (They were accustomed to Kaytee, but they voiced no complaints about changes in terroir, nose, palate or mouthfeel. It's a good vintage, but I wouldn't lay it down for more than a year.) Squirrels continue to show no interest. Here's the thing about squirrels and other unwanted visitors: your first line of defense is the shape and placement of your feeder. Forget about paying a premium for fancy mechanical devices; I've never found one that squirrels couldn't outsmart. Nevertheless, there is no point in making it easy for them. Don't give them anything that is easy to climb, jump to or hang from. Secondly, avoid seed mixes. Birds' natural behavior is to flick away any seeds that do not meet their particular culinary preferences. This sends excessive amounts of seed to the ground, where it will attract a few ground-feeding birds like mourning doves but also a lot of mammalian varmints that you would probably not welcome. I might occasionally add some nyjer seed to the tray, which does not seem to encourage flicking but does seem to appeal to wrens – an enjoyable and useful species. In the winter I place suet in a separate nearby feeder, which attracts woodpeckers of all sorts, bluebirds(!), thrashers and a few others. When grackles return in the spring, they will quickly decimate the suet, so I trade out that feeder for a hummingbird feeder. Two feeders at a time – that's it. (I've got mulberry trees and juniper trees that attract flocks of cedar waxwings a couple of times a year – a delight!) Third, safflower seed, in contrast to almost every other seed I have tried, does seem to be significantly less interesting to squirrels. I've read that it has a sour taste that mammals do not like but birds do not notice. Cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, finches and whoever is in the neighborhood seem to like it just fine. Fourth, back to the physical feeder. I have found that a design with a narrow (½”) lip on the seed tray, blocked elsewhere by the seed reservoir, keeps larger perching birds (e.g., blackbirds, grackles, starlings, robins, blue jays, etc.) off the feeder. I have also found that adding an ounce or two of fresh seed to the tray each day, placing only a few small rocks in the seed reservoir for stability in the wind, is a useful strategy. Of course the seed sometimes runs out during the day. Intermittent reinforcement has been shown to be the strongest incentive for birds to keeping coming back to see if seed has been added.

When you buy something 24 times, something has to be working. This food is perfect for my sweet little feathered friends. They come back again and again and eat me out of house and home :(. The best thing about this food is that none of the squirrels like it so there is plenty for the birds. Unfortunately it is a favorite of the doves, birds I’m not trying to attract. Can’t have everything though, and as far as this seed is concerned, the word is out!

wild birds came down in flocks when I put it out. They loved it, and I very much enjoyed the show. Cheap entertainment! So far I have not seen any flowers grow from lost seeds, but with all bird seeds (from experience) now I hang the feeder over the corner of the garden where I plant wild flowers. It is a lovely plant, I hope some do grow!

Wow. No squirrels, nor black birds since I have been using these seeds. What a relief. It attracts many beautiful birds.

Squirrels do not like this seed.

The bag was the size it specified. The birds are happy with the seeds.

Excellent produit, un régal pour les Cardinaux.