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cardinal bird seed

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a small market ($349K/yr) — cardinal bird seed doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$349K

Growth (1y)

+133.2%

Products

15

Brands

6

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

25

Price range

$6.00–$24.95

Returns

0.0%

Rating

4.6★

46/100

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Scored 46/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
17
×0.30
Growth
69
×0.30
Competition
35
×0.20
Quality gap
28
×0.10
Returns
100
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +133.2% year over year.
109K54KSpike '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 28.0×

Competition

39%Audubon Park
  • Audubon Park39%
  • Kaytee35%
  • Wagner's13%
  • Happy Wings6%
  • FREEBIRD Wild Bird Seed5%
  • COOL BIRDS2%

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 6 brands and 25 sellers compete here.

Brands

6 rising

was 5 a year ago

Sellers

25

Top 5 brand share

98%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
2Kaytee$13.034.7★17,21112%rising
3Wagner's$13.364.7★9,6549%falling
4Kaytee$14.674.7★8486%falling

Product shelf

All 15 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall35%

“Great Quality Seed”

Value For Money31%

“Worth it”

Size-Overall6%

“Good Size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Plant Growth4%

“The variety of seeds is good as well”

Pet Friendly2%

“Perfect for the birds I feed”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“No mess”

Pest/Insect Control2%

“was good at attracting birds”

Smell2%

“This has a fresh smell to it and looks good”

Ease Of Use2%

“easy to use”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money17%

“This is not cheap”

Quality-Overall14%

“Expensive for quality”

Contamination9%

“There were bugs in the bag”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“looks nothing like the picture”

Size-Overall7%

“it cannot fit everyone”

Pest/Insect Control7%

“Bug infestation”

Natural Resource Wastage6%

“Waste of money”

Ease Of Cleaning6%

“It created a huge mess”

Durability3%

“Bag fell apart when I used it”

Plant Growth2%

“Ive got seeds sprouted everywhere”

Top return reasons

  • Value For Money27%
  • Size-Overall23%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
  • Functionality-Overall6%
  • Leak-Proof5%
  • Ease Of Cleaning4%
  • Quality-Overall4%
  • Smell4%
  • Pest/Insect Control2%
  • Contamination2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.72 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,725 tracked niches.