Have you ever seen a cardinal at a time when you most needed comfort? Cardinals have always had a deep spiritual meaning, tracing all the way back to when they were first named. "When European ...

Bird watchers are flocking to a small Alabama city this week to catch a glimpse of a cardinal with a one-in-a-million genetic mutation that causes its bright red feathers to be a striking shade of ...

From an aesthetic and scientific perspective, cardinal birds are hardly boring. In fact, they’re downright delightful, and I’m here to tell you why. Earlier this year, ornithologist James Hill ...

Hill, a leading expert on bird colorations, has written books on the topic and hopes that interest in yellow cardinals can spark people’s curiosity to learn more about their winged neighbors.

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). The male Northern Cardinal is hard to miss.

While there are an estimated 15 million red cardinals across the eastern U.S., making it one of the most common birds in the wild, there are just 10 to 15 yellow cardinals flying around the region.