Beginner Gardening: How to keep catbird/mocking bird away?, 2 by themoonhowl

themoonhowl wrote:
Despite what may be perceived, I am not a control everything sort of gardener...I just don't like rude....I don't let my cats kill birds and lizards and I do not allow aggressive, territorial mocking birds to chase away the other birds. I live in a semi rural area and my yard, just over an acre, is more than big enough for all to share.

Here is a link with info on attracting Northern Cardinals to your yard.

http://birding.about.com/od/Specific-Birds/a/How-To-Attract-...

We do not have a problem attracting Southern cardinals....there are 4 or 5 pairs that hang out here and nest, along with a few travelers. Your idea of erecting a lattice with roses is right in line with the suggestions in the link. Cardinals prefer secluded nesting sights. We also don't have a problem with them hanging back from the food we put out. On any given day, we have wrens,purple finches, sparrows, chickadees, doves, cardinals, bluejays and even a crow or two....of them all, the doves are the pushiest. During Fall and Spring we have 3 different tanagers, bluebirds and some that aren't here longer than it takes to eat, so it is hard to ID them.