How to Use birdseed in a Sentence

birdseed

noun

• Pantry moths often go for birdseed, Hartzer says, so keep that away from the house and garage.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2019
• Be sure to keep the area under the feeder clean of leftover birdseed.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
• The bowls can be filled with water or birdseed to attract wildlife.
  — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 30 May 2017
• Keeping the area clean of any spilled birdseed will reduce the chances of more insects.
  — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2017
• For example, pantry moths often go for birdseed, Hartzer says, so keep that away from the house and garage.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
• In the experiments, 18 out of 42 bullfinches in the lab hauled up their preferred food—in this case, birdseed—on a string.
  — National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2016
• There’s a lot of bread here, with pellets of chicken sausage scattered like birdseed.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2024
• Brown leaves left over from the previous autumn and birdseed from a feeder were scattered on the ground.
  — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2019
• He was allowed two hours on Sundays to run errands outside the house, to take out the trash, shovel snow, or fetch birdseed from the garage.
  — Ann Neumann, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Spoon the birdseed mixture into the bundt pan, pressing down firmly.
  — Stephanie Shore Fisher, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2017
• At the time, birdseed sold in Japan contained viable cannabis seeds, and Fukui soon had a number of plants growing behind his house.
  — Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• Ruth spoke with the management office at her condo and was told that her modest tray of birdseed could stay.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 24 July 2019
• No longer is there a man selling birdseed, and the pigeons have become pushy, dependent on crumbs from tourists.
  — Chris Morris, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2017
• After the sunflowers’ heads hang low, Todd will use a combine to harvest the seeds and bag them for sale to local feed stores as birdseed.
  — Michelle Matthews | [e-mail], al.com, 16 July 2019
• The fliers had been placed inside clear plastic bags that were weighed down with birdseed and left on residents’ driveways.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 1 June 2018
• Hang the feeder somewhere that’s visible from your window, fill it with birdseed, and enjoy the views.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2020
• Haley tweeted a photo of a birdcage and birdseed left outside her hotel room that bore a gift tag from the Trump campaign.
  — Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
• Most of these photos are the result of a careful study of animal behavior, patience and a lot of birdseed.
  — courant.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• If the number of calls correctly corresponded to the number cue, the crows would get a tasty mealworm or birdseed pellets as a prize.
  — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 23 May 2024
• Everybody had photos of bears in their backyards, in their pools, eating birdseed.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 30 Aug. 2021
• Soon, Big Bird is feeling better in his dreamlike cozy nest, feeling the warm sun on his feathers and smelling birdseed cookies baking in Granny Bird’s oven.
  — Michael Alison Chandler, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2017
• While her children Peter and Margaret, then 6 and 4, planted pansies in the garden, Edge decorated the trees and shrubs with suet and scattered birdseed on the ground.
  — Melissa Groo, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
• Gain knowledge on local birds, their basic needs and create a birdseed wreath using a grapevine and Northwest birdseed blend.
  — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
• Even better, pesky species like house sparrows and European starlings aren’t big fans of safflower, so won’t eat up as much of your birdseed.
  — Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
• Now is the time to clean the feeders, stock up on birdseed, clean out nest boxes, polish up those garden fountains and put out the welcome mat for summer visitors.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
• In desperation, Vadim jammed birdseed inside her costume and fired guns in the air, which bothered the birds not at all but drove Jane off to a hospital with a fever and acute nausea.
  — Lily Rothman, Time, 14 Aug. 2017
• That includes bird feeders, since birdseed attracts smaller game and deer to your yard — and invites more mountain lions.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• These birdseed mixes can be customized by Zip code to attract native species.
  — Mari-Jane Williams, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
• Someone had been leaving birdseed in the 99 Cents Only Store parking lot across the street, and the Saban ledge provided cafeteria seating with a view.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
• And don’t feed wildlife or feed your pets outside, since birdseed or pet food can attract raccoons, deer, and other mountain lion prey to your yard, officials said.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024