Actually, the female cardinal sings, too. But her song is more frequently heard while she’s raising young, and the song may signal to her mate that the young ’ uns need food.

Female cardinals are more muted in color, mostly brownish with red accents. ... What does a cardinal song sound like? Red-Crested Cardinal. If you want to see these stunning types of cardinals, ...

At the end of January, I heard a northern cardinal sing. Birdy, birdy, birdy. What cheer, cheer, cheer. A crimson-red male sat at the top of the tree and sent out his advertisement to a nearby female.