Springboro, Ohio

Fall Migration

The vast majority of our backyard birds stay here for the winter, but did you know there are a number of birds that come here from the north just for the winter?  Below is a list of the more common backyard birds that come here for the winter, what they prefer to eat and the style of feeder that will most likely attract them.

 

Bird

Food Preference

Style of Feeder

American Tree Sparrow

Millet, Cracked Corn

 Ground, Tray

Brown Creeper

 Suet, Bark Butter

 On a Tree

Dark-eyed Junco

Millet, Thistle, Black Oil Sunflower, Sunflower Chips, Shelled Peanuts

Ground, Tray

Evening Grosbeak

 Black Oil Sunflower, Striped Sunflower  Ground, Hopper, Tray
Pine Siskin Thistle, Sunflower Chips  Thistle Feeder, Ground, Tray
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sunflower Chips, Black Oil Sunflower, Striped Sunflower, Safflower, Shelled Peanuts Hopper, Tray
White-crowned Sparrow Sunflower Chips Ground, Tray, Hopper 
White-throated Sparrow Black Oil Sunflower & Sunflower Chips

Ground, Tray, Hopper 
Yellow-rumped Warbler  Suet On a Tree, Cylinder Feeder 

 

The Sharp-shinned hawk also migrates here for the winter. Their diets consist mostly of birds and small mammals. Be sure to place your feeders near shrubs and bushes where the birds can hide from predators such as these.