Bread (fresh or stale): provides no real nutritional value for birds; moldy bread can harm birds. Chocolate: toxic to birds, just as it is to dogs and cats (it contains theobromine); never offer birds any foods containing chocolate. Table scraps: some may not be safe or healthy for birds; most table scraps will attract mice or rats.

Favorite Foods: Black oil sunflower, striped sunflower, sunflower hearts & chips, millet, safflower, cracked corn, peanuts, milo, mealworms, fruit, and suet.

Birds have to eat in the morning and evening, in contrast to mammals, who can store fat reserves to be utilized during extreme conditions, the birds have to eat enough every day to make it through a night of cold.

Birds, in theory, can eat bananas peels but bananas peels contain cellulose, cellulose can not be digested by birds. Also, banana peels can be dangerous to birds because the peels will likely be coated with a layer of pesticides. Pesticides are toxic to birds, they can cause reproductive issues and even death.

Avocado, Caffeine, Chocolate, Salt, Fat, Fruit pits and apple seeds, Onions and garlic, Xylitol.