Birdfeeders

If you live from the great plains east, you have a good chance of attracting cardinals to your yard. They like to live in open areas that offer both some trees and some shrubs - hopefully those that produce berries. They like to build their nests 4-6 feet off the ground in dense greenery. They are particularly fond of evergreens, privet and honeysuckle. Their favorite feeding stations seem to be platform bird feeders and hopper bird feeders and are fond especially of sunflower seeds, but will also eat cracked corn, millet and nutmeats. Platform bird feeders and hopper bird feeders can be filled with either just sunflower seeds or a mixture of seeds to suit many tastes. Once you have attracted cardinals, they will become regular visitors, for these beautiful birds rarely travel very great distances.