How can I keep the birds from eating my newly planted sunflower seeds?

http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Birds-off-Your-Seedlings

I keep the birds away from my garden by hanging up ropes of CDs. The reflections keep the birds away.

Try ribbons and flags.

hanging shiny CDs or "scare tape" (sold on Amazon, and in DIY stores).. works well.. also windchimes and wind spinners

Wind chimes are great and look nice, too!

Thank you everyone for your great ideas and I will try a couple of them, but I realize I wasn't specific enough about my problem. I had just planted the seeds the night before and when I went out to moisten the soil again the next morning the seeds were on top of the ground opened and the seeds inside the pods gone. I'm sure there was a bird watching me while planting them. And it was uncalled for because the birdfeeders are just around the corner. LOL Thanks for your help!

The shiny cd's that spin did not keep the birds away from our seeds. Try putting some kind of mesh over the seeds, there are different weaves to pick from until you get the seeds to grow and the birds loose interest.

Seed tunnels are an effective solution to protecting your seedling because they create a physical barrier between the plant and the birds looking to eat them.