Seeds Can Lure Birds To Your Yard

Bird Feeder

The eastern meadowlark and the bobolink, two grassland species seldom seen in Central Jersey, suddenly were being reported in large flocks across the area.“The site went from having almost none of the birds we were looking for to now teeming with the target species,” Troy Ettel, director of conservation and stewardship for the New Jersey Audubon Society, said last month as he recalled the activity on the mailing list.

Sunflower seeds luring back bobolinks, meadowlarks