Seed cylinders are the easiest, longest-lasting way to feed your birds. Our Safflower cylinder is made completely of safflower seed. It attracts birds such as chickadees, titmice, cardinals, House Finches and more. It’s a problem solver, too since safflower is typically not preferred by animals that may cause problems at your feeders — grackles, blackbirds, starlings and squirrels. Our seed cylinders include a hole down the center of the food that slides onto our seed cylinder feeders. Available in 1.75 and 4 pound sizes. You can shop now or stop in to the store and our Certified Bird Feeding Specialists will help you.
Starling Mafia 🕴🏻 attacking your bird feeders? Make them an offer they can't refuse!
Have large groups of European Starlings been taking over your bird feeders? Wild Birds Unlimited can help. Our Certified Bird Feeding Specialists will show you simple, effective ways to discourage those "greedy guests" while still creating a welcoming space for the songbirds you love.
With solutions like Safflower Cylinders, Feeder Covers, and Upside Down Suet Feeders, you can keep your feeders focused on the birds you enjoy most. Shop now and tell the Starlings to move along!
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European Starlings are an annoyance at our feeders, but these beautiful, pesky birds also show us the beauty of nature in their Murmurations. Watch this short (2 minute) video from National Geographic and filmmaker Jan van IJken and see for yourself.
You can read more about European Starling Murmuration on this All About Birds page from Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Stop in to our store to check out these proven Starling deterent products, or shop online now.
Safflower Seed Cylinder
EcoTough® Upside-Down Suet Feeder
If you have Starlings hogging your suet, turn their world upside-down. Our EcoTough® Upside-Down Suet Feeder is designed to allow birds to feed from below, a comfortable practice for woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees and other clinging birds but difficult for Starlings. Not only will it help you control your starling population, but it's also easy to refill, clean and hang. Includes hanging hardware. EcoTough feeders and houses are environmentally friendly, high quality products that are made from recycled plastic. EcoTough feeders and houses won't rot, crack, fade or warp like wood can. Our Upside-Down Suet Feeders are available in-store or online.
1.5" Seed Cylinder Feeder Cage
Keep squirrels and large, aggressive birds away from your seed cylinder, leaving your seed for the small songbirds you want to feed. The diameter of each square is a 1.5" opening. You can purchase this cage online or come into the store and our Certified Bird Feeding Specialists will show you our full line of Starling-deterring products.