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jcgoldie

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7. cardinals are much more active at feeders in winter where I live

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:07 PM

Oct 2021

Its southern Illinois don't know where you are. They are territorial so you will usually only get one pair or two at a time. But I have noticed if you feed the sunflower seeds in a big hanging feeder, when it snows all bets are off on territoriality the trees will literally fill with cards waiting their turn I have counted as many as 50 in surrounding branches with snow on the ground.

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Ok, I'm done feeding ALL THE DAMN SPARROWS........DONE. 😡 😡 😡 [View all] a kennedy Oct 2021 OP

Sparrows need to eat too. Even if they're not as colorful. (nt) NoRethugFriends Oct 2021 #1

they are invasive and they destroy native populations jcgoldie Oct 2021 #3

Did you try blackoil sunflower seeds? jcgoldie Oct 2021 #2

We buy the expensive feed....mostly sunflower seeds....no corn or millet at all...... a kennedy Oct 2021 #6

cardinals are much more active at feeders in winter where I live jcgoldie Oct 2021 #7

That makes a great visual ! (Holiday "ornaments"!) electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #11

i will trade you some wild turkeys for some sparrows.... samnsara Oct 2021 #4

My grandfather didn't call them sparrows, he called them bullies Walleye Oct 2021 #5

Sparrows are not the most common species of little brown birds at our feeder. hunter Oct 2021 #8

for me markie Oct 2021 #9

I used to feed the sparrows. zanana1 Oct 2021 #10