How do I attract sparrows to my balcony?

How do I attract sparrows to my balcony?

How to Attract: Sparrows eat seeds and crumbs from the ground, so offer them food from a feeding dish, put seed on the ledge or floor of your balcony. These birds will not perch on tube feeders. They feed on grain seeds and weeds, but it will eat anything. Sparrows prefer oats and wheat.

What is the best food for sparrows?

Preferred Foods White millet is the favorite bird seed of sparrows. They'll also eat red millet. Medium cracked corn is the best size corn for all species of sparrows' small beaks. In the wild or in your yard, sparrows of all kinds also eat insects and tender plant food such as grasses and buds.

How do you keep sparrows away from bird feeders?

Try scattering millet and cracked corn on the ground under a tree at least 30 feet from your feeders. House sparrows are naturally ground feeders so this strategy should keep them busy for a while. Replace sunflower seeds with safflower to discourage them at feeders.

How do you scare away sparrows?

Place sticky repellents under eves and areas where the sparrows perch and gather. A zig-zag line of the a sticky substance will deter the birds from landing, and can help drive them away. The gel-like sticky repellents work best when only a few birds are causing the problem.