He will feed her several times a day. The male will bring food to the young for the first few days and both will take on this tiring task. Small songbirds are fed between four and twelve times an hour per bird depending on the age. Feeding stimulates defecation. For the first few days, the fecal sacs are eaten by the parents, but after that the parent who brings the meal will usually carry the fecal sac away from the nest as not to expose the area of the nesting site.
Babies fledge when they are nice to eleven days old.
Males will feed the young once they have fledged and will bring them to our feeders teaching them how to feed. Cardinals are easy to attract to your backyard birdfeeders and birdbaths. They are ground feeders but can be attracted to a feeder that has a platform or a tray on the bottom of the feeder. Cardinals will eat their favorite sunflower seeds and safflower, but will also eat cracked corn, peanuts, white millet and suet. Cardinals are usually the first bird at the feeders in the morning and the last ones to feed at night.