Feeding the Young What do seed-eating birds feed their young?
—Donna Dawley, Tustin, Michigan George: Seed-eating birds almost
always feed their young insects. Common backyard birds, such as
cardinals, chickadees and blue jays, are primarily seed-eaters
as adults, but feed their young high-protein food like
caterpillars, spiders and flying insects well after they've left
the nest.