Photo of Tufted Titmouse by Jennifer Dobey.
Do you feed birds? Would you like to contribute to the financial success of Audubon Society of Omaha? Your orders and donations during the Fall and Winter Bird Seed Sales are Audubon Omaha’s main fundraiser for local education and conservation activities. We offer a wide range of birdseed mixes and sizes at reasonable prices.
If you are new to birding or want some expert advice, you will find several articles from National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology with ideas about attracting and feeding birds on ASO’s website: audubon-omaha.org, under the above Bird Seed Sale tab.
In early September, ASO will mail an order form to all members and past customers. You can place your order by mail OR you can order and pay by credit card on ASO’s website. You must pre-order to purchase birdseed, and orders must be received by Thursday, October 6. Pickup dates are Saturday, October 14, and Sunday, October 15. Contactless delivery will be available again this year for an additional donation.
If you have friends or neighbors who would like to be added to the mailing list, contact John and Betty Fullerton at 402-493-4362(h) or 402-957-5901(c) or at efullerton00@gmail.com with their names and addresses. OR you can send your friends or neighbors a link to the birdseed sale page on the ASO website.
We need volunteers!
Are you in good shape? Can you lift as much as 50 pounds without hurting yourself? Volunteers are needed for four-hour shifts on three different days. Please contact John Fullerton at 402-493-4362 (h), 402-957-5901 (c) or efullerton00@gmail.com if you can help with this major fundraiser.
Audubon Society of Omaha remains committed to providing you and your feathered winter visitors with the highest quality bird seed, available at competitive prices from our longtime supplier, Des Moines Feed Co. We are proud to offer a wider selection than anywhere else in town. Below you will find a product listing with detailed descriptions for each item we offer. Thank you for your support.
We wish you many happy hours of bird feeding and watching.
Cardinal brand mix - Millet base with added milo, cracked corn, peanut chips and 20% sunflower by volume.
Des Moines Standard Mix - Higher-quality basic mix with millet base, cracked corn, oat groats, peanut pieces and 40% sunflower seeds by volume. No milo.
Des Moines Classic Mix - Basic ingredients same as Des Moines Standard, except sunflower is a 50/50 mix of seeds and hearts, and it also contains safflower. Attracts the widest variety of seed-eating birds.
Des Moines Deluxe Mix - Same as Des Moines Classic, except it contains more peanuts and hulled sunflower hearts.
Des Moines Regal Mix - A premium blend of sunflower hearts, shelled peanuts, safflower seed, dried cherries, raisins and a protein-vitamin supplement.
Sunflower Seed, Black Oil - Smaller, more nutritious seeds preferred by most winter birds.
Sunflower Hearts - Fine hearts are ground seeds suitable for mixing with nyjer in a thistle feeder. Medium hearts are about 1/3 the size of whole hearts. Coarse hearts are larger pieces.
Nyjer & Fine Hearts - Blended at 50/50 ratio for easy flow through finch feeders. Both seed types are re-cleaned by Des Moines Feed before packaging to enhance the mix’s appeal to Finches, Chickadees and Nuthatches.
Rich & Tweet - Nutritious, no-mess mixture with dried raisins and cherries. Contains 50% peanut hearts and pieces. It is designed to attract fruit-eaters such as Robins, Thrushs and other ground feeders.
Woodpecker Gourmet - A blend that is full of nuts. Contains almonds, other tree nuts, pumpkin seeds and raisins.
Bushy Tail Treat- No squirrel tails in it! A mix of peanuts, sunflower, whole corn, raisins, pumpkin seed and feed pellets that will tempt even an anorexic squirrel’s palate!
Peanut Treat Suet - A mix of rendered beef suet and roasted, chopped peanuts for Woodpeckers, Nuthatches and Chickadees.
Nutrasaff - Hulled safflower seed. Higher in protein and oil with less mess.
THANK YOU - From the Bird Seed Sale Committee and all of us at Audubon Society of Omaha.
