Best Feeder for Ground Feeding Birds 2018

You see, the best feeder is merely feeding a variety of seeds directly on the ground near cover. Most birds are ground feeders and hence that is the best place to feed them.
I mostly feed on the ground under this aromatic sumac shrub. It offers plenty of cover. And birds seek out cover to protect themselves from predators like hawks.
If you don’t have a shrub you can build a brush pile and have instant cover for your birds.
If you have an evergreen like this spruce, feed under and near it. Evergreens provide excellent protection for birds.
The seeds I feed are a combination of cracked corn, white millet, and black oil sunflower seeds. If I had to choose between the three, cracked corn seems to be the favorite among the birds.
It’s important to feed daily but only put out enough food that the birds will eat in one day. If you feed too much at a time, the seed may spoil on the ground. This is especially true if the ground is wet.
Let’s identify the birds coming to eat
Here we have a group of slate colored dark-eyed juncos. The males are dark gray with a white belly. The females are similar but with more brown.
The rusty bird in the upper left is an eastern fox sparrow. Note its gray head and streaked breast. The red bird on the right is a male cardinal. Note its black face and all red body.
The bird in the upper left is a white throated sparrow. Note the dark brown and tan striped head along with the white throat.
The 3 gray birds to the left of the white throated sparrow are house sparrows. The one on the left is a female while the ones with the black chins are males.
I think you will find ground feeding satisfying as you will attract a great variety of birds. Just remember to feed near cover and only feed as much food as the birds will eat in a day.