Can larger birds (cardinals, etc) as well as smaller birds feed at the feeder?
1545517
This feeder works for a wide mixture of birds, including both larger and smaller varieties.
32224
The smaller birds (finches,sparrows ) monopolize my feeder while the towhees, scrub jays, doves and other larger birds feed on the stuff that falls on the ground. I guess it just depends on the dynamics of the birds you have.
1229243
Yes. Our pole is shaped like a T and the feeder hangs on one end. It is durable, attractive and the birds love it - especially cardinals.
32854
We have doves and they don't use the feeder, I think they are to heavy when they land on ring. We have it set so Cardinals can feed. Also Crows can't use it, we love ours. Saving money on bird feed.
30575
Let me begin by saying we haven't been able to watch our birds as frequently these past several months so my answer isn't absolute. Since putting up this feeder, we've never seen the cardinals, jays, or the woodpecker access it. All used the smaller version by a different company. They do still use the cardinal feeder with the weight bar. By having both styles hanging from the small pole we think we are providing for all of the bird types.
30572
Hello, the largest birds I have seen in the feeder are sparrows of several types. I don't think cardinals would fit. I bought it because pigeons have discovered my larger feeder. Besides eating all the seed quickly, they scare away the smaller birds. With this feeder, the chickadees, finches and sparrows get a chance to feed.
1537797
I dont have cardinals in my neck of the woods, so I cannot tell you for sure. But we do have robins and towhees at the large end of the spectrum, and all manner of finches, chickadees and sparrows at the small end. All of them like to use this feeder, but the larger stellers jays, crows and other nuisances seem to stay away. It isn't large enough to accommodate them - and that's a good thing. To avoid marauding raccoons, I take the feeder in at night and put it up first thing in the morning. Hope this helps.
885922
The Cardinals and all the birds love this feeder. The only drawback is the squirrels love it as much as the birds. I could not keep the food in the feeder because of the squirrels.
2206506
We have a lot of cardinals feeding on ours. We only use shelled sunflower seeds.
2040331
While it has not been tested for doves, this feeder can accommodate similarly sized birds such as cardinals and woodpeckers. The sensitivity of the springs can be adjusted for different types of birds.
1663016
I have the squirrel buster mini (older version) on the upper deck. Doves cannot use this feeder as they are big and cannot sit on the four perches provided. Woodpeckers (big and small) cling onto the feeder and family of cardinals (big and small) sit on the perches to feed all the time. This is the newer version of the mini and is better constructed.
2206508
Not at all. Cardinals feed fine. Keeps out morning doves and blackbirds. Best squirrel proof feeder ever.
1700008
I have had cardinals, blue jays, smaller birds as well...sparrows....junkos....black-capped chickadees, etc. It has been a great feeder!
549331
They are all the same size. I wouldn't recommend this feeder because the birds were afraid to use it.
1280657
Cardinals didn't bother with this feeder, they preferred the bird seed feeder. However I had 3-4 different kinds of woodpeckers, chickadees, yellow and purple finches, and lots of other kind of birds eating from this feeder, these birds preferred the suet feeder.
2206505
I have cardinals who are on it all the time - so no - I have had no problems with them or blue jays. Also, it can hold a lot of small birds all at once.
216903
You can put any feed you want to in the feeder.. It takes a while for the birds to get used to the new feeder. Just be patient. I use feed that is good for cardinals bc we have a few of those, it's a mix with lots of sunflower seeds. Stay away from feed with corn.. It's bad for a number of reasons. Hope this helps. I'm not sure if it's the color or what but it did take at least a week for them to come after I changed the feeder. The big squirrels cannot get into it but the red squirrels still manage bc they are so light.