How To Attract Cardinals to Your Bird Feeder

I always wanted lots and lots of cardinals at my bird feeders in my yard, but I just couldn’t figure out how to attract them.  These are the things I learned that really work to get cardinals to your yard.

Cardinals are some of the most beautiful birds in nature. Nothing can beat their bright red plumage against the white snow on a winter day. But attracting them to your bird feeder can be tricky.

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But you still need to know the basics to get the Cardinals to come, and STAY, at your bird feeder.

Here are four tips to make them frequent visitors.

 

Cardinal Bird Feeder Location

1. Location! Location! Location!

Perhaps the most important part of attracting cardinals to your bird feeder is to put your bird feeder in a proper location. Yes, your cardinal bird feeder placement it VERY important.

The feeder needs to be near some cover, so the birds can fly there quickly to feel safe.

Cover can be a tree, a bush, a wood pile, even a large potted plant. Birds aren’t comfortable visiting feeders that are out in the open.

Here is our list of the best bird feeders for Cardinals

These cardinal bird feeders are also very good and have high-ratings:

Cardinal Bird Feeder Food

2. Black oil sunflower seed

Next, you need to provide the right food for Cardinals. Black oil sunflower seed is one of the best, and it will attract a wide variety of birds as well.

This is our pick for best bird feeder for black oil sunflower seeds

Squirrel Proof

3. Keep predators away

If animals other than birds are visiting your feeders, then the birds may be scared away. Take measures to keep predators out of your bird feeder.

Earlier it was stated to hang the feeder near to a tree. Just don’t hang the feeder in a tree. Other animals can climb up the tree and get to the food.  Squirrels are a real nuisance so consider getting a squirrel-proof bird feeder.

Instead, put the feeder on a free standing pole, and put a baffle-type predator guard about three feet from the bottom. This will prevent animals from climbing the pole to get to the bird seed.

in the picture: No / No Red Cardinal Bird Feeder

When To Fill Your Bird Feeder

4. Keep the feeder filled

Birds eat early in the morning, sometimes before the crack of dawn. Therefore, it is important that your feeders are filled before you go to bed at night. Also, check them several times throughout the day to ensure that they are filled. It may sound obvious, but Cardinals will not visit your feeder if it is not consistently filled with food.  Article Source

Cardinal Window Bird Feeders

One of our favorites is the Duncraft Cardinal Classic Window Bird Feeder, but they are really hard to find these days because it appears that they’ve been discontinued.

Thankfully, there are many inexpensive window bird feeders for cardinals that are equally as wonderful.

These are a few of our favorites:

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Deals change daily, but those are the current sale prices on the top-rated cardinal bird feeders.

 

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