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Birders and non-birders alike love the Northern Cardinal. The singing of the male cardinal is a sure harbinger of early spring. To many birders, the cardinal has taken the mantle of announcing ...
Every morning at about 7 since late February, the cardinal has been singing its “Cheer, cheer, cheer” song in my yard. Now the American robin is singing, “Cheerily, cheerio,&#8221… ...
Birds lead very operatic lives, putting into song their most intimate thoughts and violent threats. A male cardinal sings softly to his mate, likely the same female who shared a nest with him last ...
One of our most beloved and common yard birds, the northern cardinal, may not be as aptly named as we think. Despite its current range from as far north as Maine and west to northern Wisconsin and ...
The cardinal is nature’s masterpiece. ... I can hear them singing in the early morning twilight. To start your day when birds are singing is one of life’s richest blessings.
Many people assume only male birds do the singing. But females also sing in at least 660 species and perhaps many more. Skip to main content. ... That’s a female Northern Cardinal.
Perhaps it's his close proximity to my ear that makes me feel like I'm waking up next to a car alarm every morning, but I find the northern cardinal's singing to sound nothing like a "sweet ...
Now the birds’ aim is to woo a mate for spring nesting. Several species this week appeared to be doing just that — mockingbirds, blue jays, cardinals, bluebirds, Carolina wrens, tufted titmice ...
I once assumed that every singing bird I heard was a male. As any bird lover knows, male songbirds sing lustily in spring to attract females and defend territory. About the only exception, I ...
New research suggests that populations of the Northern Cardinal -- one of the most ubiquitous backyard birds in the United States -- are undergoing speciation in two adjacent deserts. This study ...