Attract Indigo Buntings

Indigo Buntings are shy and are often skittish around larger birds like grackles and crows. Buntings are more commonly found in dense wooded area. They love to hang out in brushy areas or in full, bushy trees such as the crape myrtle where they can hide and seek protection from predators or larger birds.

FOOD: Buntings are seed eaters but will also indulge in insects during the nesting season. Attract them to your yard with white millet.

FEEDER: Millet seed should be provided in a tube feeder to attract the buntings. White millet is also a favorite of the doves & pigeons so if you were to provide it in a tray feeder you would likely get those birds taking over the feeder leaving little room for the buntings.
Add a Cage: Most of our customers have the best success when they add a cage around their feeder. The cage helps keep the larger birds out and the buntings feel more protected.

LOCATION: Because buntings are shy, they prefer the feeder to be in a more sheltered area. The edge of an open area near some protected undergrowth is best.

Indigo Bunting in a Caged Tube Feeder eating White Millet