Cardinals do not migrate, preferring to stay put as long as it's comfortable for them. Plant the natural foods they desire such as blueberry, mulberry, elderberry and Russian olive. Plant dense evergreens because during the winter they'll need a place where they can relax after a hard day's work. Keep the feeders filled, especially during winter when natural foods are harder to find. Lock your cat up inside the house.
Domestic cats are the most dangerous predators of wild birds.
Supply water for them to bathe in. Bird baths and pond streams are perfect choices. The Macomb Branch of the National Federation of Professional Women's Clubs arranged for schoolchildren in Illinois to place votes on five of the most commonly seen birds in their area. The Cardinal won with 39,226 votes which was 8,920 votes more than the number his rival, the Bluebird, received. The Bluebird was honorable enough to concede the election and not ask for a re-count.