Hi Pat,

I use white millet. The ground feeders enjoy it (doves, juncos, etc). I prefer white over red because I read in a book once that's what birds prefer. I don't know if it's true but the white millet works well for me. I buy 50 pound bags of it and it last quite a while.

Millet is sometimes used as a filler seed in certain mixes. But remember, "milo" is the lowest of low. Avoid milo. Millet is okay (but birds will go for the better choices first when they have the option)...

My mixes use white millet also.

As for milo, it really depends upon the region and bird species. In my area, I have watched various dove species fly down to freshly offered seed, and start picking out all of the milo. So I laugh a little whenever I see people trash milo, because some birds think it is the best seed of the bunch! At certain times of the year, when the millet eaters are scarce, I have even looked for the cheap seed mixes with a lot of milo, and use that with sunflower-only bag purchases, because the millet is left to rot on the ground.

Good to know gyr_falcon! I won't discard milo so quickly next time around :)

I buy almost all my seed individually but lately I've seen some GREAT deals on the mixes which I know have milo so I'll definitely give it a try. Thanks!