Does it work well with sunflower seed? I'm looking to find a good feeder for my growing Cardinal population...
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It works very well with sunflower seed. That is what I use exclusively. the Cardinals will go to the perch of the feeder and eat from there.
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yes, it does. In fact, sunflower seeds is what I have in ours. Red birds, finches, woodpeckers, tufted Titmouse, blue jays all feed from ti. Again, if you have a squirrel population....it will need to be modified to keep them out.
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Yes! I have one with sunflower seed and one with nut and berry from Walmart..Sometimes I have 12 cardinals on my deck at the same time..Since Sept. When I bought them, I'm also squirrel free :(.. I feed them also with squirrel mix, but they can't figure out how to get into the feeders..They slide off when they mount the top..LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! our two feeders..
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I don't know. We have mixed bird seed in it. There is a bar that you set to a certain weight. Anything heavier than that weight will drop the bar and close the feeder.
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The Cardinals won't go near this bird feeder. I have two feeders and even the smaller birds will hardly touch this feeder, they prefer the standard feeder with an open tray, this one has elongated holes that the birds have to reach through while sitting on a spring loaded perch. The spring loaded perch will not support the larger birds like Cardinals, even when it is set to the maximum weight adjustment.
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I only use black oil sunflower seeds in them, so yes. :) The only thing a majority of my birds seem to like.
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I put up many different "squirrel deterrent" bird feeders, including this one. They all work just the same. Squirrels are smarter than any decent looking bird feeder. Period. In simple terms, no, it doesn't work, at least not for me.
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It might have taken a day or two but the birds love the feeder. I use black oil sunflower seeds and they gobble them up every day. Give it a little more time or maybe move it to a different location. I have two of them and they are in a small tree near the bird bath. Good luck I hope it works out for you.
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I have seen many cardinals on my feeder normally sitting at the bottom of it. I have other feeders out but some always manage to get onto this!!feeder.
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Hi Bobbie, Finches, siskins, all small birds can use this feeder and really seem to like it. I put safflower in it and sometimes medium sunflower hearts and the little guys have no trouble perching and eating
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Yes. I use a mixture of safflower seeds and black oil sunflower seeds. The supplier was out of safflower seeds this last time, so I purchased a general mixed feed which I haven't put in the feeder, yet. The birds love the safflower seeds and the squirrels don't---good! Cardinals love the black oil sunflower seeds.
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I think the holes will be too small for sunflower seeds. We find that it attracts all sorts of birds of small & medium sizes.
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I have mine set to feed cardinals but so far no larger bird. If you want to feed bluebirds they love suet with mealworm or peanut suet. The only time I see a blue bird is when I have that out. I don't try to feed bluejays since they are aggressive toward other birds. The one you are asking about, I have seed cardinal eat from it but it's hard for them. the 1024 is better because it comes with a cardinal ring when make it easier for them to eat. The finch feed only feeds finches and no wasted seed. Of course thistle is the only seed that should go in in it. Finches love it.
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I am not sure about the sunflower hearts. In that feeder, I just used the Nijer thistle seed. There is a different Brome squirrel-buster feeder where the seeds drop down into a protected tray. This allows me to put in a mixture of seeds that attracts two kinds of finch, titmouse, small woodpeckers, chickadees, wrens, hatches and cardinals. They all feed together quite nicely.
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Maybe but it is a big maybe I am afraid! My years of feeding birds, cardinals like feeders the most, especially ones they can land on and they also feed on the ground as well. I brought this feeder for my downy woodpeckers, chickadees, titmouses, wrens, have even seen a bellied woodpecker get their beak in and got some of the suet which I love those birds to. Oh! yes, even mockingbirds get at this feeder as well.
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I have these hanging on my house as well as on a pole, they are cute and draw the birds nicely. I have used sunflower, safflower and plain wild bird seed in these little feeding balls and all three work fine...I imagine if you hang them and just put wild bird seed mix in it you will see an assortment of birds visiting...good luck!:)
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It would not be good for nyger seed. The holes are too big. We use Black sunflower seed in it and the finches love using it and some other small birds. Black sunflower is cheaper for us. I have to fill it about every day. It has worked well for us and has lasted thru 2 Wisconsin winters
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Hi Christine, Thanks for your question. In response, yes absolutely, this bird feeder works great for Cardinals & Red Bellied Woodpeckers. Basically, we typically see our customers use black oil sunflower seeds and fill the center portion (called the seed tank). When filled, some seeds stick out, and due to the double cage design, it allows birds to be able to stick their head/beak in between the outer cage holes and get to the seeds without problem. However, Squirrels cannot fit their heads or mouths through the outer holes as its too small and uncomfortable. Hope this helps! Mark ======= Skinny Squirrel Cages
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I only use black oil sunflower seeds in my feeders. They work fine. Even the goldfinches like them!
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You will be better off if you use the sunflower chips or the "no waste" shelled seed instead of the whole sunflower seed with the shell. On of the benefits of this feeder is that that there is minimal to no waste of the seed. I have been using this feeder since 2001 and find that I spend less on seed for this feeder than the other ones with the big holes where the seed all lands on the ground and rots. You might try mixing the sunflower chips with safflower seeds, this works well also.
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Yes, I have used it for peanuts and sunflower seeds. Appears to function fine but you may want to experiment with a wire sunflower feeder too.
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Hi Leanne, Thanks for your question. In response, we always recommend Black Oil Sunflower Seed as we've found it to work best with the "Skinny Squirrel" bird feeders. However, many of our customers have reported using a wide variety of other types of seed, with good results. Hope this helps.. If you have any other questions, just let me know.. Have a blessed day, Mark
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With all the suet feeders I put out I have never seen a cardinal on any of them. Although the bottom plate is removable to allow bigger birds such as woodpeckers to eat from underneath so a cardinal should be able to do the same