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Overheard a neighbor say cardinals don't visit feeders with too much activity
My neighbor was on her porch telling someone that cardinals are too shy for busy feeders, but I've got like 4 cardinals hitting mine every morning at 6:30 AM right when the finches and chickadees are going nuts. Made me wonder if she's just got a bad feeder spot or something, has anyone else had cardinals show up even when it's chaos?
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drew556d ago
Read somewhere cardinals are just picky about feeder design, not noise.
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stellanelson6d ago
Used to think the same thing honestly, I had my feeder tucked way back in a quiet corner thinking that's what cardinals wanted. Then I moved it to a spot right next to all the chaos, finches fighting and chickadees dive bombing each other, and boom, a pair of cardinals showed up within a week. They don't seem bothered at all, they just kind of wait their turn on the edge and hop in when there's a gap. Makes me wonder if they actually prefer having all that noise around because it means predators aren't sneaking up. You ever try putting a second feeder close by just for them?
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