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Downy WoodpeckerVery common. Eats suet plugs, suet cakes, peanuts, sunflower,

insects.

Black-capped ChickadeeBecoming common again. Eats

suet, sunflower, peanuts, safflower. Uses birdhouses.

House FinchCommon. Eats safflower,

sunflower, and thistle.

Northern CardinalVery common. Prefers sunflower

and safflower.

Hairy WoodpeckerCommon. Eats suet plugs, suet

cakes, peanuts, sunflower, insects.

White-Breasted NuthatchFairly common. Eats sunflower,

peanuts, safflower, suet.

American GoldfinchVery common (year round). Eats

nyjer/thistle, sunflower chips, sunflower.

Blue JayBecoming common again. Eats

peanuts and sunflower.

Red-Bellied WoodpeckerCommon. Eats suet plugs, suet

cakes, peanuts, sunflower, insects, oranges.

Red-Breasted NuthatchIrruptive, sometimes common in winter. Eats peanuts, sunflower,

safflower, suet.

Pine SiskinIrruptive, sometimes common in

winter. Eats nyjer/thistle, sunflower chips, sunflower.

Mourning DoveVery common. Eats all seed

except peanuts.

Northern FlickerFairly common. Eats insects, suet

plugs, suet cakes, peanuts.

House WrenCommon summer resident. Eats

insects, uses bird houses.

Dark-Eyed JuncoVery common from mid-fall to

mid-spring. Eats millet, cracked corn, nyjer/thistle.

Common Backyard Birds of the Chicago Area

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White-Throated SparrowCommon mid-fall to mid-spring.

Eats millet, cracked corn, shelled peanuts.

Cooper’s HawkCommon. Eats songbirds,

especially Mourning Doves.

Ruby-Throated HummingbirdFairly common in summer, esp. May-June & Aug-Sept. Nectar

feeders, flowers, insects.

Red-Winged BlackbirdVery common. Eats all types of

bird seed, insects.

Chipping SparrowCommon summer resident. Eats

millet, cracked corn.

American RobinVery common. Eats fruits,

insects, and occasionally suet & sunflower chips in spring.

Baltimore OrioleCommon summer resident.

Grape jelly, oranges, insects, berries, & sometimes suet.

Common GrackleCommon April-Mid October. Eats

sunflower, peanuts, cracked corn, (not safflower).

Song SparrowFairly common during migration.

Eats millet, cracked corn.

Eastern BluebirdLess common, seen in summer, sometimes winter. Eats insects, berries, suet. Uses birdhouses.

Indigo BuntingLess common summer resident. Eats nyjer/thistle, millet, insects.

Brown-Headed CowbirdCommon summer resident. Eats millet, cracked corn, sunflower,

(not safflower).

House SparrowVery common. Eats all seed types, especially millet and

cracked corn.

Tree SwallowCommon in open areas in

summer. Eats insects, uses birdhouses.

Rose-Breasted GrosbeakLess common summer resident. Eats safflower, sunflower, shelled

peanuts, insects.

European StarlingVery common. Shelled peanuts, sunflower, cracked corn, millet,

(not safflower).

Common Backyard Birds of the Chicago Area

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