You’ve got cardinals eating yours? That was one species I haven’t seen eating it that I wish I could see, but mine’s a suet feeder, so that might make the difference. 🤔
Timing would have been too convenient, they visited once after the feed change and then I haven’t seen them since. (Also I haven’t heard of anyone poisoning birds around me, though I allow that may just be ignorance on my part.)
Have you tried safflower seeds? I had European Starlings at my suet feeder chasing off all the other birds. I switched over to safflower seed and they vanished shortly thereafter, but most of the rest of the birds were perfectly happy with it.
I’ve been hearing my Barred Owl recently. 🦉 No sight of it yet.
I had one of those show up at my hummingbird feeder a few years back. Haven’t seen one since though. They are beautiful birds! ❤️
I ended up switching to safflower seed to keep my starlings off the feeder. I don’t get the cardinals and some of the other birds, but with that lot dominating the food I wasn’t going to anyway.