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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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Get Into Nature: Bald-headed birds may have unusual molt pattern

It's time to watch for a really weird bird at backyard feeders. It's a cardinal, but its head and neck are naked. It looks like a negative image of a miniature vulture -- red body and naked black head. Cardinals are normally robust and commanding in their brilliant crimson plumage.

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The bright red of cardinals means less in urban areas

Normally, the brilliant red of a male cardinal signals to females that he is a high-quality mate. But that may not be true of cardinals living in urban areas, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the bright red feather coloration of male northern cardinals was less related to body condition for birds living in urban forests than it is for those in rural forests. In other words, even ...

Study: The bright red of cardinals means less in urban areas

( Ohio State University ) Normally, the brilliant red of a male cardinal signals to females that he is a high-quality mate. But that may not be true of cardinals living in urban areas, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the bright red feather coloration of male northern cardinals was less related to body condition for birds living in urban forests than it is for those in rural forests ...

TALKING SMACK: Fan supports UofL via yard sculpture

An Okolona man has chosen to express his love of the University of Louisville cardinals in a unique way -- through his front yard.