Cardinal Bird Feeder

We supplement the birds’ food sources during the winter. At times, I would estimate we have around 100 birds eating…once time I counted at least 30 cardinals. We also have a new visitor, a squirrel, that has come up from the woods to dine and dash. What she and the birds don’t finish, the deer and opposums gladly chow down.

This grackle stopped by for it’s daily cracked corn.

It’s the strangest thing. My dog sits in front of the window all day and looks outside, it’s one of his favorite things to do. All sorts of birds come and go throughout the day, sparrows, mourning doves, cardinals, crows. He doesn’t bark at any of them. In fact, just the other day a sparrow got into the house and he hardly paid it any heed! He just glanced up as it flew by every so often. He was more excited by my activity trying to catch it than by the bird. (I got it out safe and sound.)

But he goes crazy any time he sees a chipmunk outside. The chipmunk is about the size of a sparrow and has the same patterns and coloring. He barks and jumps up and down and turns circles for a long time after it leaves. Why is that?
My dog is a maltese.

not sure they were sparrows but one had distinct red head like a male cardinal……this i in the city in minnesota…any idea what they are?? the second bird was sparrow color…

There was a very healthy male cardinal and female that fed here for a few months, but then I didn’t fill the feeder for awhile and they had stopped coming. When I filled it again a new male has appeared at my bird feeder. It appears to have been born "damaged" or possibly injured. The top and back of his head are black and featherless. The feeder is only about one foot away from my window. He is accompanied by a sparrow, who sits on the window ledge. The cardinal feeds the sparrow as if it were a baby. There is a female that joins them and also feeds the sparrow. Does anyone have a clue what "message" they are bringing? I understood the healthy birds, but this is a little confusing. Any help about injured totems would be appreciated

We have a bird feeder this year with a Cardinal couple, a nut hatch, a couple chickadees and lots of sparrow visiting. I remember years ago when my mom had a feeder she was told to stop feeding the birds so they would fly south for winter and not get caught in the snow. We live in central Indiana. Is it true they will not leave if the food source stays and if so when should I let the feeder stay empty and for how long?

Backyard birds visit our feeder. Northern Cardinal; Dark-eyed Junco (slate-colored); Black-capped Chickadee; European Starling; Red-bellied Woodpecker; American Tree Sparrow. This video was taken with the Wingscapes Birdcam. If you liked this, please visit my birding blog at www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/blog.

Find out what birds come to visit my bird feeder on a typical snowy day in central Ohio. Correction: I’ve been told that the first bird is actually an American Tree Sparrow and not a House Sparrow. Transcript: “It was a cold, overcast day in central Ohio. I set up a camera for a day to capture the typical birds that visit my feeder. The birds were ready for breakfast bright and early when the sun came up. On this particular day we captured Juncos, Starlings, House Sparrows, House Finches, Goldfinches & Mourning Doves. Activity in the afternoon slowed down a little bit. There aren’t many trees in the area so we don’t have any squirrels and we don’t get some of the more popular birds of the region that require more cover like chickadees & blue jays. Other birds that I’ve seen at this feeder include Northern Cardinals, grackles & red-winged blackbirds.”

Red-capped Cardinal – Paroaria gularis English – This wonderful little bird came in the kitchen of the camp every morning to steal every bit of food it could get, including the leftover spaghetti of last night. After that it flew straight through the bars in the window. Later I saw them take a bath. It is the Red-capped Cardinal, Paroaria gularis, a small South American bird. It belongs to Paroaria, a genus of red-headed cardinal-tanagers in the family Thraupidae, unlike the cardinals proper which are in the Cardinalidae. They were long believed to be closer to American sparrows and placed in the Emberizidae. A small population is to be found near Rio Negro (here). Nederlands – Zwartkeelkardinaal, Paroaria gularis, een kleine Zuid Amerikaanse vogel, zo brutaal als een mus, waar hij ook lang bij is ingedeeld. Ze kwamen ‘s morgens in de keuken van het kamp met tientallen en vraten de pan met spaghetti van gisteren helemaal leeg met zijn allen. Eerst zaten ze op de tralies voor het raam, later vlogen ze in één haal precies tussen die tralies door naar buiten. Ze aten alles wat los en vast zat. Portugues – O cardeal-da-amazônia (Paroaria gularis) é uma ave que vive na região da Floresta Amazônica, em matas de várzea e beira de rios. Tais aves medem cerca de 16,5 cm de comprimento, com garganta vermelha com mancha negra

Video of Redbird’s acting up at my bird feeder on 2-6-11, in Griffin Georgia.