Wagner’s 57075 Safflower Seed Wild Bird Food, 5 Pound (Pack of 1)
$11.98
Price: $11.98
(as of Oct 09, 2025 23:42:15 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
Best Sellers Rank: #1,101 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #4 in Bird Seed #9 in Bird Food
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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 this safflower seed bird food to be of high quality and appreciate its value. The seed attracts various birds, particularly cardinals and finches, and effectively keeps squirrels away. While many birds love it, some customers report that their birds won’t eat it at all.
Donna –
Squirrels Don’t Like These Seeds
Squirrels do not like these seeds, but the birds love them. Great seed for birds. No waste.
Michael –
Great bird seed cardinalâs and other birds love this safflower seed!
Birds love this stuff! Well packaged have bought several times no issues.
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.
peggy marrs –
Birds love this!
My whole back yard loves this seed! I love the Velcro closure of the bag also. Keeps everything neat.
jp –
Birds love it! Squirrels do too!
I have been using this seed for over a year. Birds love it! So do squirrels! At least my squirrels do! Would give it 5 stars except for the claim that squirrels don’t like it. They love it! I have noticed that the crackles do not like it.
Joyce E. Bryan –
degerminated and doesnât attract squirrels
This bird seed is more expensive than many others, but it is well worth it. It is one of the few birdseeds that does not attract squirrels. There is a big squirrel problem where i live, so this and thistle seed are the only kind I buy. Additionally, it is de germinated so I donât have to worry about seeds sprouting up.
Susan Carr –
Reliable seed that keeps the right birds coming back
This safflower seed works really well in my yard. The cardinals, titmice, and chickadees love it, and the squirrels mostly leave it alone. Itâs clean, not full of dust or filler, and it holds up well in the feeder. I use it on its own or blend it with a bit of black oil sunflower seeds. Consistent quality every time Iâve ordered. In fact, if I run out, and try to put just sunflower seeds in the window feeder, the house finches stare at me through the window wondering where their food is.
Rachel –
Great for Attracting BirdsâAnd Deterring Squirrels
This safflower seed has been a great addition to my backyard feeding routine. It attracts a variety of birds, especially cardinals, but what I really love is that it seems to discourage squirrels from raiding the feederâtheyâre far less interested in this than sunflower seeds. (I still leave sunflower seeds out for my squirrels! I just want to be sure something is left undisturbed for the birds.)The seed comes clean and well-packaged, and it pours easily into different types of feeders. If you’re looking to attract songbirds while minimizing squirrel interference, this is a great option to try.
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.