Pennington Select Birder's Blend Seed & Mealworm Mix Wild Bird Food, 40-lb bag

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  • This special blend is for both seed- and insect-eating birds and attracts cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, and woodpeckers.
  • It’s enriched with added vitamins and minerals for a balanced diet and the best in bird health.
  • This blend is made with tasty favorites like black oil sunflower, safflower, white proso millet, and mealworms.
  • It’s packed with birds’ favorites and is compatible with hopper, gazebo, and tube style bird feeders (sold separately).
  • This blend provides a mix of the nutrient-packed seed crucial to bird health.

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Questions & Answers

3 Customer Questions


Are the mealworms alive?

Answer by MariahJul 22, 2026
They are dried

When will the Pennington bird seed get back to the quality bird seed it was last year? It's just milo, a handful of black oil sunflower seed and twigs. Definitely not as advertised! Even the classic bag, blue bag, is nothing but milo, a few black oil sunflower seed and lots of twigs!


What percentage of this product is red milo? Red milo is not shown in the picture with ingredients named, however it is the second ingredient listed under 'ingredients'.

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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
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134 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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By OLIVIA on Nov 5, 2025

My wild birds go nuts for this food. Ive never had such a variety.

I used to care for a wild bird in my home named Birdie. When she was able to leave the nest, I wanted to make sure her and her new family had a good quality food

I used to care for a wild bird in my home named Birdie. When she was able to leave the nest, I wanted to make sure her and her new family had a good quality food they could eat.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By LINH on Jul 29, 2026

NOT A SINGLE MEALWORM in this bag

I bought 2 of these bags and NOT A SINGLE MEALWORM. Look at the unopened bag versus the advertised pictures. Had I known, I would have bought 2 different type and

I bought 2 of these bags and NOT A SINGLE MEALWORM. Look at the unopened bag versus the advertised pictures. Had I known, I would have bought 2 different type and mix them myself. 0 star if I could.


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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By Goretti2081 on Aug 8, 2025

Mealworm mix is great, but....

I was looking for a birdseed blend that included mealworms for bluebirds, and this was a good blend for the price. Unfortunately, the millet and milo in the mix

I was looking for a birdseed blend that included mealworms for bluebirds, and this was a good blend for the price. Unfortunately, the millet and milo in the mix also attracts a ton of house sparrows, grackles, and starlings. So once the bluebirds left, my backyard became home to a flock of sparrows that seem to displace the other "good" birds. I'm switching to something a little more expensive without millet and milo to try to discourage the sparrows from camping in my backyard.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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By Mounds eats the Shreds on Apr 23, 2025

The Birds have arrived

Upon receiving this massive bag of bird seed, my one cat (Milo) started drooling at the mouth because of the prospect of many, MANY birds appearing on our back deck

Upon receiving this massive bag of bird seed, my one cat (Milo) started drooling at the mouth because of the prospect of many, MANY birds appearing on our back deck. Milo was not disappointed. I have a bird feeder in my back yard that sits over mulch (I have a rocked yard, and since this bird seed will sprout all over if I let it, I let it do it's think in the mulch). I can't keep this feeder full. I put in a couple of scoops of this delicious medley, and the birds engulf it instantly and my cat is chuffing at the door as he watches this show. It did bring a wide variety of bird, but I'm not super familiar with what they are? As advertised, there were cardinals, chickadees, and so many house finch/sparrows. I will definitely be purchasing another bag at some point (I still have some left) to keep these birds (and my cat) extremely happy.


Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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By MARILYN on Jun 5, 2026

Birds love it!!!

This bird feed is super good and has a good variety of seeds and mealworms. There is something for them all. I gave a 4 because the mealworms are not abundant and

This bird feed is super good and has a good variety of seeds and mealworms. There is something for them all. I gave a 4 because the mealworms are not abundant and dried to the point they look like beige sticks. Other bird food has had real mealworms that were easy to identify and evenly distributed in the package. But if that is not an issue with you this blend is wonderful and the birds love it.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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By clericat on Apr 27, 2025

Wild birds love it! We love to watch them

We have a couple bird feeders - one right outside our dining room window. We stock it on a regular basis with various bird feeds. The wild birds nest in the big

We have a couple bird feeders - one right outside our dining room window. We stock it on a regular basis with various bird feeds. The wild birds nest in the big tree about 10ft past. They stop at our feeder regularly to get fed and get red up, as Pittsburghers would say!


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By SJ on May 8, 2025

Too much waste

I have bought this brand, and birders blend specifically, for years so was happy to see the inclusion of mealworms. But there is a ton of wheat in there (not listed

I have bought this brand, and birders blend specifically, for years so was happy to see the inclusion of mealworms. But there is a ton of wheat in there (not listed on this description) and way too much milo, so it is not economical at all since there is so much waste left on ground. So many brands now fill blends with high percentage of milo, corn or wheat.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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By Marlaine on Jul 12, 2026

Wild bird seed big hit!

This bird seeds is disappearing like crazy! The birds love it. I have it in 2 squirrel proof feeders. One is all weather feeder with a cage to keep squirrels and

This bird seeds is disappearing like crazy! The birds love it. I have it in 2 squirrel proof feeders. One is all weather feeder with a cage to keep squirrels and large birds out. And the other squirrel proof lets all sizes of birds to eat. I use the perch ring because cardinals like to eat facing the seed opening. Amazing just how fast this seed moves. And it’s so reasonable priced too. Only comes in 40lb bags but I have a neighbor help me lift it into my seed cans. The second bag was in a larger storage bin, so I used a large plastic measuring cup to transport the seed into my reg seed can. It didn’t take long and saved my back.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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By BrunoT on Apr 15, 2025

Our birds favorite buffet

We got this big bag of blend seeds to attract a larger variety of birds to our backyard feeders. We are very satisfied with the variety included in this large bag

We got this big bag of blend seeds to attract a larger variety of birds to our backyard feeders. We are very satisfied with the variety included in this large bag. The size makes it durable so we have less trips to the store to get more. The worms are a delicacy that most birds go after first. The say about the earlier bird getting the worm totally applies here. Birds come in the morning and stay through the day flying around. We have attracted birds that we were not aware live around us but never came before. Great product. We will continue getting this thru Spring and Summer.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
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By Jessica on May 14, 2026

No meal worms whatsoever

Definitely not at all as advertised. Heavily Milo that my wild birds don’t eat and just toss on the ground leaving a huge mess. Would never repurchase.

Definitely not at all as advertised. Heavily Milo that my wild birds don’t eat and just toss on the ground leaving a huge mess. Would never repurchase.