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Cardinal (Richmondena cardinalis) Color alone would make cardinals favored birds. Their striking plumage is easily seen and long remembered. Though mild mannered, they will sometimes chase each other from a feeding station in early winter, but by late winter and spring, they eat side by side. Preferring vines, shrubbery, and thickets, they will live comfortably in city yards and parks.

Since cardinals do not migrate, they will remain in one yard the year round, as long as food is available. Often nesting in bushes beside busy sidewalks, or near enough to homes that their every move can be watched, they often have several broods a year. Their usual song is a clear and ringing whistle. While no two birds seem identical in sound, their songs are distinctive, and once learned, will always bring pleasure. These fine birds are now found in most states, and range north as far as southern Canada.

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In the Garden: Seeing more red: Cardinal population increases - The Evening Sun

In the Garden: Seeing more red: Cardinal population increases
The Evening Sun, PA - Aug 3, 2008
By LOU BOULMETIS The bright-red cardinal repeatedly flew into our window, and if I didn't know better, I'd say the bird was doing the best it could to wish ...

Cardinal not only red bird brightening the yard - Henderson Gleaner

Cardinal not only red bird brightening the yard
Henderson Gleaner, KY - Jul 26, 2008
By Sharon Sorenson (Contact) A red bird in the summertime is not necessarily a redbird, the colloquial name for northern cardinal. ...

Once more, where the birds are - Philadelphia Inquirer

Once more, where the birds are
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Aug 12, 2008
... willets, a glossy ibis, a black-crowned night heron, a catbird, a mourning dove, a yellow warbler and a red cardinal, among other birds. ...

A stirring start to the Games - Waterloo Record

Waterloo Record

A stirring start to the Games
Waterloo Record, Canada - Aug 9, 2008
I refrained from cheering, which is a cardinal sin the press box. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to give the troops a few Arsenio Hall woo-woos as ...

Nature, hikers thrive in Easton park - Connecticut Post

Nature, hikers thrive in Easton park
Connecticut Post, CT - Aug 16, 2008
Royal ferns, May apples, winterberry, partridge berry, sphagnum moss, jack in the pulpit and red cardinal flowers were some of the plants she pointed out. ...