are there particular birds that are attracted to this house? We have finches, cardinals, woodpeckers, and chickadees in our yard.
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We have either wrens or finches in our birdhouse. All I know is that we really like it and have had these birds living in there since I put it up. Also have had them living in there all winter long. So far had about 3 sets of babies
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Yes, we do get cardinals feeding on our feeder - cardinals, robins, mockingbirds, as well as many smaller birds.
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Felix, you may find an occasional dropping in the area, but when feeding birds in your yard you have to expect that there will be bird droppings around. I can only tell you that the rewards of seeing the birds up so close out ways the occasional dropping. If you do not want any bird droppings I suggest you not feed the birds. Tee in RI
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I only have cardinals, bluejays, nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers, indigo buntings, rose breasted grosbeaks, red and yellow finches, mourning doves, bluebirds, and hummingbirds coming here in Western PA. I use mixed, shelled cardinal food from the hardware store and they all love it. I also feed thistle and a seed that looks a lot like trail mix in my other feeders. We also have owls, whippoorwill, hawks, etc. We live in the PA WILDS region of the state.Penn State has a blackbird problem and they use what sounds like percussion bombs to scare them off. Good Luck.
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I wouldn't think so. Birds go under my deck all the time to build nests and feed babies.
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I get some pretty healthy cardinals as well as yellow warblers, finches, titmouse, wrens and blue jays. I'm thinking of getting another.
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Hi, it may be. Our finches kind of disappeared here about a month ago, we have just one who shows up occasionally. They got scarce when they started turning colors for the winter.
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Cardinals feed at mine all the time. Even a red bellied woodpecker manages to feed on it. I've had mine for years & years and it really works to keep the squirrels from the bird food. Funny to watch them try though!
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Sometimes I see a Downy Woodpecker or a Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, but mostly it is House Sparrows! I've used regular peanut butter suet.
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No! I finally took my house down to keep them out. Had a pair of bluebirds check out the house 2 weeks ago but they've not come back. Thoroughly disappointed. I am in Illinois.
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We have a lot of sparrows in the area, but so far, none have tried to build a nest in the bluebird house. The bluebirds already are sitting on 5 eggs this Spring. I am in Indiana.
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Of the birds mentioned, I have only seen cardinals (occasionally) and finches using mine. I get finches of all kinds, titmice, chickadees, downy woodpeckers and some sparrows. Blackbirds haven't been a problem, but I don't get any bluebirds. (I'm not near a meadow.)
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I have seen no other birds at my feeder -just the pretty Finches. I don't know if it's possible, but nome of my other birds have shown any interest. Also, the Finches don't seem as wasteful as the other birds.
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I've had titmice, chickadees, one little goldfinch and occasionally juncos and cardinals. Juncos and cardinals prefer to feed on the ground but they have used the feeder when it was rainy outside. Unfortunately the squirrels like it too and perform all kinds of acrobatics to get the seeds. I only use sunflower seeds in it because I haven't had any luck with the seed mixtures. I live in Massachusetts and I always have more birds in the summer than in winter.
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Since I mainly have Cardinals -- I just used sunflower seeds -- other birds like it also --
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Yes and the birds love it! I love the brilliant blue color that is striking in the yard.
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The hole is large enough for small birds such as wrens or maybe small finches...larger predatory birds cannot get into the hole. I put the house up on a taller shepherds hook and usually it takes a year before new inhabitants move in. However, this year it went up and in no time at all wrens were setting up house. I hope this was helpful. I absolutely love this little house and plan on getting two more.