Birds Eating the Seeds
of Sunflowers
(Helianthus spp.)
Bird Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Cardinalis cardinalis *
(Northern Cardinal)
Zenaida macroura
(Mourning Dove)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)
Cyanocitta cristata *
(Blue Jay)
Chondestes grammacus
(Lark Sparrow)
Junco hyemalis *
(Slate-colored Junco)
Melospiza lincolnii
(Lincoln Sparrow)
Passerculus sandwichensis
(Savannah Sparrow)
Spizelloides arborea *
(American Tree Sparrow)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
(White-crowned Sparrow)
Zonotrichia querula
(Harris Sparrow)
Loxia leucoptera *
(White-winged Crossbill)
Spinus tristis
(American Goldfinch)
Agelaius phoeniceus
(Red-winged Blackbird)
Quiscalus quiscula
(Common Grackle)
Sturnella magna
(Eastern Meadowlark)
Sturnella neglecta
(Western Meadowlark)
Baeolophus bicolor
(Tufted Titmouse)
Poecile atricapillus *
(Black-capped Chickadee)
Passer domesticus
(House Sparrow)
Colinus virginianus
(Bobwhite Quail)
Perdix perdix
(Hungarian Partridge)
Sitta carolinensis *
(White-breasted Nuthatch)
* eats seeds primarily during the winter
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961),
personal observations
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