A finch food formulation comprised of thistle, red millet, fine sunflower chips, and fine peanut hearts attracts more colorful finches than other commercial formulations typically consisting of thistle/nyjer seed alone or a thistle/sunflower chip blend. This finch food formulation attracts more individual bird species than commercial formulations typically consisting of thistle/nyjer seed alone or a thistle/sunflower chip blend. This finch food formulation also attracts twice as many birds in general (by total number) than commercial formulations typically consisting of thistle/nyjer seed alone or a thistle/sunflower chip blend.