Wagner’s 57075 Safflower Seed Wild Bird Food, 5 Pound (Pack of 1)
$11.98
Price: $11.98
(as of Mar 19, 2025 05:15:08 UTC – Details)
Wagner’s Safflower Seed – Cardinals love it, most squirrels don’t. Wagner’s Safflower Seed is a great way to attract the birds you want – Cardinals, Chickadees, Titmice, Grosbeaks – and discourage the “feeder hogs”, like Grackles and Starlings, that keep them away. And best of all, squirrels generally don’t like the bitter taste so they will stay away as well. If you have unwanted birds and squirrels crowding out your songbirds we recommend gradually filling your feeder with Wagner’s Safflower Seed for a period of time, then gradually mixing in your favorite Wagner’s Premium Wild Bird Food. Wagner’s Safflower Seed is truly a premium, high value seed not found in ordinary blends. So give the Cardinals their favorite seed and keep the pests away at the same time, with Wagner’s Safflower Seed. Trust your backyard birds to the experts at Wagner’s.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 12.1 x 7.4 x 4.2 inches; 5 Pounds
Item model number : 57075
Date First Available : September 27, 2017
Manufacturer : Wagner’s
ASIN : B004477AOO
Country of Origin : USA
Made in the USA
A favorite seed of Cardinals and other songbirds
Highest quality grains used
Found in many gourmet mixes
Most squirrels generally dislike this seed
Customers say
Customers find the safflower seed an appealing choice for birds. They appreciate its quality, freshness, and value for money. However, opinions vary regarding squirrels and cleanliness.
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boomdork –
good seed
Amazon asks me to rate Wagner’s Wild Bird Food on freshness and flavor, but I haven’t tasted it and the birds do not voice much of an opinion. Safflower seed has been hard to find anywhere in early 2022, so I was happy to find it here. The price is right, the packaging is good, and the seed has no concerning appearances or smells. The birds here seem to take it just fine. (They were accustomed to Kaytee, but they voiced no complaints about changes in terroir, nose, palate or mouthfeel. It’s a good vintage, but I wouldn’t lay it down for more than a year.) Squirrels continue to show no interest.
Here’s the thing about squirrels and other unwanted visitors: your first line of defense is the shape and placement of your feeder. Forget about paying a premium for fancy mechanical devices; I’ve never found one that squirrels couldn’t outsmart. Nevertheless, there is no point in making it easy for them. Don’t give them anything that is easy to climb, jump to or hang from.
Secondly, avoid seed mixes. Birds’ natural behavior is to flick away any seeds that do not meet their particular culinary preferences. This sends excessive amounts of seed to the ground, where it will attract a few ground-feeding birds like mourning doves but also a lot of mammalian varmints that you would probably not welcome. I might occasionally add some nyjer seed to the tray, which does not seem to encourage flicking but does seem to appeal to wrens â an enjoyable and useful species. In the winter I place suet in a separate nearby feeder, which attracts woodpeckers of all sorts, bluebirds(!), thrashers and a few others. When grackles return in the spring, they will quickly decimate the suet, so I trade out that feeder for a hummingbird feeder. Two feeders at a time â that’s it. (I’ve got mulberry trees and juniper trees that attract flocks of cedar waxwings a couple of times a year â a delight!)
Third, safflower seed, in contrast to almost every other seed I have tried, does seem to be significantly less interesting to squirrels. I’ve read that it has a sour taste that mammals do not like but birds do not notice. Cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, finches and whoever is in the neighborhood seem to like it just fine.
Fourth, back to the physical feeder. I have found that a design with a narrow (½â) lip on the seed tray, blocked elsewhere by the seed reservoir, keeps larger perching birds (e.g., blackbirds, grackles, starlings, robins, blue jays, etc.) off the feeder. I have also found that adding an ounce or two of fresh seed to the tray each day, placing only a few small rocks in the seed reservoir for stability in the wind, is a useful strategy. Of course the seed sometimes runs out during the day. Intermittent reinforcement has been shown to be the strongest incentive for birds to keeping coming back to see if seed has been added.
Arthur Gunzel –
Good quality seed
Nice seed. Good color, and the Velcro closure on the bag is a very nice touch. Reusing it for other seeds.
I got Safflower seed to discourage the squirrels from mobbing my feeder. I seem to have found one of the only ones that can tolerate the taste of Safflower seeds.
But he’s a little guy, and hasn’t brought any friends, so I tolerate him.
My Cardinal and Carolina Wren friends just love the seed. Very pleased.
MB –
Birds love it! Good value!
Many different birds attracted to bird feeder with this seed.
MissMS –
Purchased to attract cardinals, bag arrived damaged and taped together
The cardinals and some other birds are well pleased with the safflower seeds, and the squirrels do not bother them at all. My second order of the seeds came in a delivery bag with other items and when I unpacked the large bag, the seeds were going everywhere! I assumed the sack had split en route but when I got around to transferring the remaining seeds to several other containers, I found out that the bag of seeds apparently was damaged before being packaged into the shipping bag. This was obvious since the seed bag had a good bit of tape trying to hold it together and not doing an adequate job. If I order this seed again, I will be on the lookout for that problem.
ACE –
Great Price and Loved by all the Birds!
All the birds love these! The price is great! I order this product all the time! I love to watch the birds and my cat loves to watch them from the window too!
Kimmiek76 –
Cardinals LOVE this
The cardinals have been flocking to my feeders since I started putting this out. That tells me this seed must be fresh and of good quality. They are coming back multiple times each morning for second, third, fourth helpings. The best thing is, the squirrels pay no attention to it, so there is plenty for the juncos, pine siskin, and chickadees too! Itâs a pretty good value, so I will continue to purchase this product for my backyard birds.
Ryan –
Works and lasts a long time.
Was very skeptical when I first purchased because squirrels wreak havoc on my bird seed. Saw the review and gave it a shot. It did take about a week for the birds to start to come around. Iâm located in central west Florida and seem to attract mostly Cardinals and titmice birds and very few Bluejays.
Works wonderfully and squirrels donât even bother. Iâve had one bag last for about four months. The seed doesnât get tacky and stick to together when it gets wet which is wonderful.
This is my go to seed moving forward.
mare46 –
Good
Well the birds seem to like it. Cardinals also like it.
Rosslyn Perry –
My mourning doves wake me up when the sun rises with their wonderful sound, for their daily feeding of this safflower seed. They LOVE it! I feed this with cracked corn from the same company, and pumpkin seeds. My ground birds are very happy!
Female Reviewer –
wild birds came down in flocks when I put it out. They loved it, and I very much enjoyed the show. Cheap entertainment! So far I have not seen any flowers grow from lost seeds, but with all bird seeds (from experience) now I hang the feeder over the corner of the garden where I plant wild flowers. It is a lovely plant, I hope some do grow!
S Purcell –
It took a couple weeks before the birds made the discovery. Now it is like paradise relaxing in my backyard and enjoy Canada’s prettiest birds feeding in yard. Wagner’s is an excellent brand.
Simeth Jaques –
Excellent produit, un régal pour les Cardinaux.
Ann –
I have a very picky little parrot who will eat only sunflower and safflower seed. Sunflower seed is easily obtained but safflower is very difficult for me to find so I appreciate having the ability to order it online. It is a good wholesome product.