Take Out
Some bird species like sparrows, finches, and cardinals will stop and graze at the bird feeders. Not Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis), they grab their grub and go. This one grabbed a sunflower.
"In winter, the Carolina Chickadee’s diet is about half plant, half animal. The rest of the year about 80–90 percent of their diet is animal (mostly insects and spiders). Carolina Chickadees glean insects from foliage and tree bark, often hanging upside down to do so. They hold seeds and insects in their feet, wedged against the branch they’re perched on, to peck into them. They readily use bird feeders." - allaboutbirds.org
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@[email protected] some birds are really picky - I observed (me open mouthed in awe) how a tiny tit looked around our big birdfeeder, then grabbed a big giant peanut that was almost as big as its head and carried it off.
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Yes, they can be very picky. I often watch red-bellied woodpeckers come and dig through the seed mix at a bird feeder until they find a peanut. When they leave the feeder, they always have a peanut in the end of their beaks.