Pyrrhuloxia birds look like cardinals; in fact, they are sometimes called the desert cardinal. This species an be found in the Southwest and has the same impressive crest as the northern cardinal ...

All birds molt. Some species shed their feathers and re-grow news ones once a year--like cardinals, chickadees, titmice, doves, and robins. Some, on the other hand, molt at least part of their ...

"For whatever reason, it’s not uncommon for cardinals (and also Blue Jays) to have, ... (or other backyard bird), blame molt if the bird looks like it’s having a bad hair day.