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Male Northern Cardinal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Every day as dusk approaches, Northern Cardinals gather in my yard. A lot<\/em><\/strong> of Northern Cardinals. I see between eighteen and twenty-two most evenings. Twenty-six have shown up for the party in recent weeks. While other birds are winding down their activities and heading back to their preferred snoozing spots for the night, cardinals are busy filling up on safflower until well after darkness falls. I call it \u201ccardinal cocktail hour.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Female Northern Cardinal Eating Safflower at a Hanging Platform Feeder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cardinals, Feeders & Seed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Northern Cardinals are very common feeder birds here in the US. If you are in their range and put out a bird feeder with something they like, you’ll probably see at least a pair of them regularly. While they seem to like feeding on the ground, they have adapted well to bird feeders and seem quite happy to come and eat what you offer. They do strongly prefer platform and hopper style feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Cardinal on the Brush Pile<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In my yard, the cardinals eat three types of the seed from the feeders. They will sometimes eat some of the white proso millet that I sprinkle on the ground near the brush pile<\/a> for sparrows. And they will occasionally eat sunflower hearts from the two Squirrel Buster Plus feeders<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Cardinals and Other Birds at Back Yard Feeders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But their favorite seed seems to be safflower. In the back yard I originally offered this in a ground feeder<\/a> under the picnic table and a metal hopper feeder on a post. Update<\/strong><\/em>: Since writing this post, I’ve discontinued using ground feeders due to squirrels. Currently I offer it in two hanging platform feeders<\/a> and two platform feeders on posts<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the front yard, a hanging metal mesh tube feeder<\/a> also offers safflower. I’ve tried to place all of the feeders so that they have cover a short flight away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Cardinals Gather in the Wisteria Tangle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Yes, this is a lot of safflower. There is plenty to eat and lots of feeder space for them to share. This is a big part of why so many cardinals come and visit each day. The males do get silly about chasing each other around in the spring. But most of the year, they seem to get along fairly well and are content to hang out together near the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First to Arrive & Last to Leave<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Northern Cardinals are always among the very first birds to arrive<\/a> in the yard, appearing each day at least a half hour before the sun. At any given time during the bulk of the day, there will almost always be between two and eight cardinals. They are usually evenly divided between the bright red males and the orange\/red females.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Cardinals in the Yard. (Look Closely. Can you Count All of Them?)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As each afternoon moves toward its end, cardinal numbers begin to expand. Six cardinals become eight. Eight become twelve. Turn around and several more have swooped in and there are suddenly eighteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They almost always first appear in the wisteria tangle near the feeders. They check out the area and then spread out to the various feeders, quickly zipping back to the cover of the tangle if something spooks them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Cardinal Eating Safflower at a Platform Feeder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By early dusk, there is a full contingent of a couple dozen cardinals making quick flights around the yard from feeder to branch to tangle and back again. They are active mostly in the back yard where the bulk of the feeders are. But some will always be found at the front feeder as well. As it grows dark, they gradually start to slip away, with a half dozen or so hanging around eating until well after the world has turned dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern Cardinal as Dusk Arrives in the Yard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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