If you're noticing a serious lack of birds at your bird feeder, your bird seed might be the problem. Here are the seeds you should ditch for a better feeder.

Q: Is there any trick to keeping birdseed from coming up in beds beneath my feeders? I’m tired of all the grass germinating. A: That’s probably millet, a common ingredient in some standard seed mixes.

Picture the fresh excitement a birder feels when they buy their first bird feeder. But the bliss is short-lived. They began to realize that feeding birds is an entirely different thing from watching ...

A few weeks ago I noticed that my backyard bird feeder was running low on seed - time for a refill. The feeder wasn't completely empty, however: At the bottom, there remained a large pile of one ...

Lawns require a lot of care to stay healthy and green. Overseeding or reseeding thinning grass is a regular part of annual lawn maintenance. Unfortunately, the neighborhood birds are ready and waiting ...

Q: I have two bird-feeder questions: Are the inexpensive mixes worth getting? And if we want to have cardinals, what kind of seed should we have? A: For a number of years, I would purchase safflower ...

Shopping for bird seed can be confusing, especially if you are new to the world of feeding backyard birds. That’s because there are a wide variety of bird species, and each has its own dietary wants ...

Want to add a splash of color to your winter landscape? Invite cardinals to your feeder. They love to dine on safflower and black oil sunflower seeds. Heather Cwach Special to The Star Feeding birds ...

A bird feeder full of seeds is shown hanging. - Dirk Hoffmann/Getty Images Americans love feeding birds, spending more than half a billion dollars annually to make sure these back yard friends don't ...