Make Your Own Bird Food Today is , have you fed your birds today?   Sure you can buy wild bird food, but there are hundreds of family handed-down homemade bird food recipes you can easily make on your own. Many of these bird food recipes include ingredients you likely have laying around the house. Most birds will eat many things. The recipes listed for each bird are some of their preferred food selections. The information within this web site is free for your use.  Enjoy!

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Sparrow - House   Photo found on Wikipedia and covered by appropriate licensing This bird originally came from Europe. It was brought to New York in the 1850's in the hope that they would eat canker worms that were hurting trees in the New York City parks. The house sparrow not only took care of the worms, but easily adapted to many new habitats, especially those near people, and can now be found throughout the continental US.  House sparrows have a habit of showing up at feeders in hordes, which is one reason some people consider them a nuisance bird. But remember this... If you love your roses, and despise the Japanese beetles that eat away their petals, you may want to keep the House Sparrows around. They seek out adult Japanese beetles to dine on. When not feeding on the beetles, the House Sparrow, like many sparrows, loves bread and bread products in feeders. Here's an easy recipe you can bake. The house sparrow will love it! (Bird-day Cake) Great project for 4 year old or older - with supervision Complexity - Medium Time to Complete -  45 minutes Main Ingredient - Flour Needed - 1/2 cup Ground Wheat Flour, or Regular flour, or Buttermilk Biscuit mix             - 1/2 cup rolled oats             - 1 egg             - 1/2 cup milk             - 2 tablespoons molasses             - 1 tablespoon cooking oil             - (optional) any fruits or nuts you may have laying around, just be sure to chop them into small pieces.             - pie or cake pan Step 1 - Mix all the ingredients together very well. Step 2 - Grease the pie or cake pan and pour in the mixture. Step 3 - Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until mixture is a golden brown. Step 4 - Let cool and scoop out the cake.  Don't worry about keeping it in one piece.  You want to crumble the cake into small, U.S. nickel or dime size pieces.  Place the pieces in the feeder.  Be sure to keep some for later.  If the birds move in, the cake may be gone in very little time! Enjoy the House Sparrow! Other House Sparrow Facts: Learn more about the House Sparrow on Wikipedia Migration maps from the USGS Make Your Own Bird Food