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Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the general spirit of wintertime. This bird, called the Northern Cardinal, is North Carolina’s state bird (six other states ...

New scientific results have strengthened the case that the ubiquitous northern cardinal could be two species of bird or more. Scientists most recently performed an analysis of cardinals on either side ...

Sometimes bird names are conveniently separated by directions. For instance, there are eastern and western meadowlarks. Can you guess on which side of the continent each species lives? Well, duh.

Just before Christmas, two backyard birders in Michigan were in for the ultimate surprise–a yellow Northern Cardinal. Arlene and John McDaniel spotted the incredibly rare bird in their backyard in ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The northern cardinal is quite a notorious bird. With its bright red plumage, the cardinal moves about much of the United States. The northern cardinal can be found as far ...

A bright red Northern Cardinal highlights the winter vines of wisteria where it perches. Jean Tanner Island Packet Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the ...

Feb 10, 2018 Feb 10, 2018 Updated Dec 28, 2022 One common backyard bird that may be taken for granted also has romantic attributes worthy of Valentine’s Day. In the brown bleakness of mid-winter, the ...

We exposed nesting Northern Cardinals (C. cardinalis) to models of three predators of cardinal eggs or nestlings (black rat snake [Elaphe obsoleta], Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata], and eastern ...