If you are going to put out just one feeder, this is your best choice! Hang the feeder at least five feet off the ground and try to position it near a window where you can enjoy the visitors.
Attracts: Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, Goldfinches, Siskins and Purple and House Finches
Simple screen-bottomed trays that typically sit several inches foo the ground or your deck. Should be placed at leat 10 feet from the nearest tree or shrub to give birds a chance to flee predators. Avoid using ground feeders if cats are likely to pounce from nearby shrubs.
Attracts: Doves, Juncos, Sparrows, Towhees, Goldfinches and Cardinals
Especially designed to dispense Thistle (Nyjer) seed and Finch mixes. It has tiny holes that make the seed available to only small-beaked birds.
Attracts: Finches such as Goldfinches, Redpolls and Pine Siskins
These keep several pounds of mixed seed dry and ready for hungry birds. It will draw all the species that tube feeders attract along with larger birds.
Attracts: Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, Goldfinches, Siskins, Purple House Finches, Jays, Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds and Cardinals