Posted by Ed Cordes on November 29, 2013 at 9:02 AM
I live in Corning, NY which is just north of the PA border in the Finger Lakes Region of Central NY. We have noticed that for the past month or so there have been no Northern Cardinals, male of female, at our feeders. This is very unusual as we typically have a few Cardinal families all year round. This summer we had about 4 families with us. We are worried that there is a problem with the Northern Cardinal population or perhaps is it a situation of the birds taking an early winter vacation for a short while?
Posted by Buck Ward on November 29, 2013 at 11:08 AM
Very much farther south, I've noticed the same thing. Haven't seen or heard cardinals lately. I attributed it to an increased population of feral cats in our neighborhood.
Posted by John Tobias on November 29, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Have to join in with this concern from central Illinois, have seen very few cardinals, almost always have had a least a pair during the summer. Also have noticed several others such as house finches and indigo buntings in low numbers.
Posted by Kent Staubus on December 2, 2013 at 12:08 AM
Maybe they've been finding better chow at the birdfeeders further north?
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