Northern Cardinal | One of the MOST ADMIRED Birds
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- One of the most admired backyard birds of North America, the Northern Cardinal is thought to be more responsible than any other bird for getting people to open up a field guide. They have even been selected as the state bird of seven states.
What do male and female Northern Cardinals look like?
With their unforgettable bold red plumage, male Northern Cardinals are quite the sight to behold. However striking though, let us not lose sight of the subdued females. Both sexes have a black face with a red-orange bill, they measure between 8 and 9 inches and weigh 1 ½ to close to 2 ounces. Cardinals have a long tail, a large bill that is thick and short, and a charming crest
Where to find a Northern Cardinal
Habitats such as forest edges that have dense shrubs, marshy thickets, Fields that are overgrown, hedgerows, regrowing forest, and areas that have ornamental landscaping.
What bird food do Northern Cardinals like to eat?
Northern Cardinals like to eat black oil sunflower seeds, hulled sunflower seeds, safflower,, cracked corn, peanut hearts, and millet.
What does a Northern Cardinal sound like (call and song)
Three widespread categories of songs are commonly described as what cheer, cheer, cheer ; cheer, cheer, what what what what; and birdie, birdie, birdie. The most commonly heard calls of Northern Cardinals are chip calls, other calls are names chuck, chitter, took, chatter and pfitt
Northern Cardinal Nest
In trees and shrubs such as dogwood, hawthorn, spruce, pines, rose bushes, elms, and maples are readily used, and the nest is built in the fork of a tree or shrub around 1 to 15 ft high. . A cup that has four layers is constructed by the female: and can take anywhere from a few days to almost two weeks to complete. Anywhere from 2 - 5 eggs are laid. It takes around two weeks for the eggs to hatch, and the babies are usually ready to fledge around a week and a half to 2 weeks later.
Bald headed Northern Cardinal
Their striking appearance takes a complete change in late summer after they are done raising babies. Some birds lose head and neck feathers leaving them virtually bald. More often than not this is just the normal molting process and will return to normal in a couple weeks
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:22 What does it mean when you see a Northern Cardinal
00:32 Where are Northern Cardinals located (Range Map)
01:14 What does a Male and Female Northern Cardinal look like
02:06 Other birds that look similar to the Northern Cardinal
02:32 Where to find a Northern Cardinal
02:56 What type of bird food does a Northern Cardinal like
04:00 What does a Northern Cardinal sound like (calls/songs)
05:12 Northern Cardinal Courtship
05:30 Northern Cardinal Nest, Eggs, Babies, Brood, etc
07:26 Why does a Northern Cardinal have a bald head
08:00 Northern Cardinal Population, Numbers, and conservation
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I see them in my back yard all the time. Before my son passed away in 10-9-15 a cardinal appeared at my kitchen window every morning for about 12 days in a roll. They are also been none as a messenger. But I have read and bern told. When a cardinal appears in your yard or window its a loved one from heaven. Which ever I love them and have had some experience with them so I believe in it . Tks for sharing !!!
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How do we send videos? I have a great short of a male cardinal feeding a juvenile.
Girl, I'm one of those people that opened a birding book because of Cardinals. I lived in this area that was urban/suburban and they used to scavange from our trash. We were all in a Section 8 building. I went downstairs to my neighbor and asked if she minded if I put a bird feeder up in front of her windows (I was right above her). I told her "it's to attract the cardinals". She said "Oh! The red bird???" So impactful.
20 years later, I'm still feeding my birds. We have a Cardinal couple that appears to have one female offspring. Dad usually feeds her and she's pretty spunky. She's constantly singing the "chip" noise, so loud I can hear it when I'm away and I'm on the phone with my husband while he's home. My love for birds have grown, and I have other "favorite" species, but the Northern Cardinal will always have a special place in my heart.
After recently discovering your videos, I've begun taking a bag of sunflower seeds on my daily hikes. I inadvertently discovered a pair of chickadees always hanging out in the same place each day, and realized that the 10ft high dead tree stump there were standing on was their nest cavity, with a small entrance hole at the very top. So every day I'd leave a little pile of seeds at the base of the stump, and the next day the pile had turned into a pile of empty shells. One time when I was leaving seeds, one of the chickadees flew down and landed on my palm, chirped, and began eating right out of my hands! I was so shocked that I said "oh my god, HI LENTIL! That's a good boy!" I didn't know what else to call him, and the name 'Lentil' came into my head because of your 'Lentil'! So I hope you don't mind me co-opting your Chickadee's name. There's now another Chickadee in Connecticut named Lentil, who eats out of somebody's hand each day! Thank you for your wonderful videos!
Not at all my friend. You are more than welcome to use that name for your darling new little buddy! I love that you were given this wonderful experience. Enjoy every second you have. 🥰
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After many years working out side in N.h. and Maine, I'm convinced that the spiritual nature of these cardinal s,showing up at times in your life when a love loss has happened to you. Also a feeling that comes over you is a language of it's own ❤ Thankyou. CHOCTAW NATIVE ❤
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My favourite experience with Cardinals is when a bird perched on top of my car. It truly was a *car*dinal!
I think God has created this bird so special that I can’t even explain that’s why it’s my favorite bird in the world thank you for everything
My neighbourhood has lots of cardinals in it. Every spring/summer day, I can hear their clear song along with the robins, mourning doves, chipping sparrows, and the blue jays. Truly one of my favourite birds.
I agree. Most spring and summer days in my neighborhood are filled with songs of the birds that you listed, especially the Cardinals. Also, Mockingbirds, Song Sparrows, Blue Jays, House Finches, etc. for good measure. 🐦🎶😌
I own 2, found them years ago in Southern California when they were babies laying down in the street. They are the most beautiful birds on Earth 🌍🌍
I live in Missouri. In early Spring I put out some corn, bread, peanuts, and dry cat food for the crows. When I was done I called out to the crows with a "Caw, caw, caw." Well, in an oak tree just over me, a male cardinal let me know loudly that my cawing to the crows was the worst crow accent he'd ever heard! He was really quite firm on the subject! But he did like that I put down food. In the next couple days I noticed I had a bonded couple of cardinals sharing the crow feeds. They are now a regular couple in the yard. No more complaints about my crow calls!
Good all around advice: "Never be complacent."
I love Cardinals they wake me up every morning with those cheery chirps!
❤ we have some beautiful Cardinals in our backyard. Thrilling to see the couple & even better to hear them. They just make me HAPPY
When I was a kid in the 1940's, I lived in a small urban community within sight of the New York skyline. At that time, cardinals were considered a rarity - maybe not ivory bill rare - but well beyond "unusual." When I was maybe nine or ten I remember walking into town on a spring day and seeing this red fluff of feathers preening itself on a branch of a London Plane tree. That was my first cardinal and the image and delight at seeing this bird has remained etched in my memory ever since.
Me and my grandma used to sit in her kitchen or in her yard talking, drinking coffee and watching the birds. Cardinals were always there. She used to tell me the Cardinals are your loved ones that passed visiting you. Now my grandmas passed and everyday i watch the Cardinals and thibk of her and our conversations. ❤
Just seen a female cardinal this morning and the first thing I thought of was my grandma. ❤ beautiful story
Interestingly while watching this video, i heard my resident Cardinals singing outside.
As I’m watching this the cardinals are singing outside my window....lol...it’s like Dolby sound😝
My favorite wild bird. One day I took a picture of a male cardinal and a young bunny looking at each other. It was so cute and to get a picture is a bonus.
Cardinals were the birds that got my family and me interested in birding and bird feeding. These birds are amazing and always a joy to watch.
When I am watching this video I looked out my window I see a cardinal at my bird feeder
The most beautiful birds and my personal favorite. Always love seeing a cardinal pair flying about.
I had cardinals in my yard in the DC area. Now I live in Northern California, and I haven't seen a cardinal in the 53 years I've lived here. I miss their colorful displays and happy songs.
What I like most about cardinals is their songs! That and their cheery colourisation against the snow. I am fortunate to have them in my back yard all year round.
Thank you for your very lovely and informative presentation. I hope that you do get to see a bonded pair in person one day.
From Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Thank you for helping me get started with birding. I've managed to tame 5 mockingbirds, the greatest animal in the world, and have even taught them basic commands.
I love this. Cardinals are wonderful little creatures.
The last several days we have watched a female take nesting material under a bough of a spruce tree. It is interesting to watch her gather the various materials, hop onto the bough, take a quick look for predators, then disappear under the bough. A minute or so later, she emerges and repeats the process.
Our feeders are only a short distance from this spruce. Over the winter, multiple cardinals visited. Now that breeding season is here, the male drives off any other cardinal that isn't his mate.
Finally, one of our females this winter had gold tones in her feathers. Both my wife and I were mesmerized by this beauty.
I have a "pet" cardinal at my house. He will wait for me on my porch when I get home from work for his sunflower seed dinner. He chirps fast if I don't move fast enough. He will also call for his missus when he's finished. Thank you, Lesley!
I saw 4 males in the same bush yesterday I was taught as s child to see one is good luck and allows you to make a wish so 4 wishes 😊 that's a once in a lifetime
I loooove watching them when it snows. So pretty
I have a pair that lives here, they amaze me everyday...such a joy
I feed my cardinals with cracked corn and grain oats. They love them! As an appreciation they sing just to say thank you. ❤
I live in and tend to stay in the desert southwest of the US. Once, many years ago while i was on a road trip with my family, we stopped at a rest stop. While walking around, and stopping to look into the brush, i spotted a beautiful, bright red cardinal just hanging out in a bush. That's the only one i can ever remember seeing in real life.
The sweet song of the cardinal bird is one I grew up hearing as a child in St. Louis. I recently moved back to STL after decades in Los Angeles where there are many nice birds, but no cardinals, of course. How funny that upon returning to my childhood city, that SONG, a soundtrack to youth, long forgotten, was immediately remembered , and brought some bit of nostalgia with it. I will absolutely be watching and providing seed for the local cardinals I have noticed hopping in my Missouri backyard.❤
They brighten my day every morning here in NC. We have at least 3 couples that are regulars. Some times we see lots more.
I believe that they are spirit birds. They are so pretty and they stand out in the fall sunlight.
When you think about it, nature is wonderous with all the different animals. birds and marine life on our planet.
I took a pic of a bald female just yesterday. 🥰
A couple of neighborhood kids and I were admiring a wood nymph butterfly a while back, kids took a pic and left, then a cardinal swooped in and ate it! Fancy breakfast,Mr.Cardinal.🦋
I have loved cardinals since I was a child in illinois. Happiest memory - a male cardinal singing his heart out in the middle of a winter blizzard - he was in the plum tree in our back yard. I was 10 years old and have never forgotten those precious moments I stood in the heavy blowing snow and watched him sing - I thought he was singing to me! Adorable!
What a darling ❤️ Isn't it interesting how we hold on to some memories well into our adulthood? I love that!
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I love their beautiful red feathers 🥰
what i remember most about Cardinals from my childhood. They seem so present in the moment. alert, intelligent, analytical. almost felt like we should talk to them. lol. i was little.
I have Cardinals in my backyard they are awesome to look at. Cardinals are my wife’s favorite.
The thing i like most about Cardinals is that they are more cognizant of people than most other birds. I put seeds on the posts of my second story deck and they would bring their newborns with them and feed them there, showing them off to those they trust. If i forgot to put seeds out, they would come to the deck and chirp loudly until i remembered to feed them. They are like dogs, they know who you are and interact with you.
Before I had to move to an apartment in a complex I had a beautiful backyard full of feeders and birds. There was a Cardinal couple who I called Bert and Ethel. They showed up all year round and had a nest nearby. I loved watching the youngsters who fledged and started new families. Thank you for your videos. I truly miss my yard. Your videos bring me out to the birds anytime I want. I also love the way you describe the birds and show how beautiful they are!
This morning - May 30th - two cardinals - male and female - hopped across my patio on their way to who knows where? My cat, which is not allowed out, watched in wonder as they stopped for a minute to tease her. Somehow they seemed to know that she could not get at them. They are beautiful.
The Northern Cardinal is the mascot for my college, Ball State University! The northern cardinal is a fierce bird during breeding season, especially when they're around bird feeders, and are adorable to watch.
I have tons of them. The dominant resident male and his female built a nest in the grapevine on my fence this year, and they have been a joy to watch.
Sadly, they both vanished today after someone mowed out there. I hope they haven’t abandoned their nest, but I fear that is what happened.
I could listen to Cardinals all day. We don't have them in California, so I have to go back to the Midwest to hear them. They're lovely.
See you tomorrow. ❤️
😊 In my area in the Northeast..........I see them year-round..........as also the blue jays, the black-capped chicadees (my state bird), mourning doves. The robins I see only in the spring/summer, and the cedar waxwings I see between June to August, when there are red berries in one of my trees....they come in droves, but when the berries are all eaten, they don't come back until next year. 😆🐦🦜
Sending love and light Bird Whisperer…🥰
You are always so gentle and kind. Thank you for the sweet vibes, same to you 🥰
The Northern Cardinal is definitely my favorite. They stay in the cold north even during the winter.
I love cardinals. I sit in my backyard and absorb precious vitamin D and watch the birds and sip on black coffee ( my morning routine ) thanks Leslie 🌷💕💕
That is a beautiful way to start your day, love it! 🐦❤️
I adore Northern Cardinal’s SO much, they are my favorite bird couple. I’m from Texas so they are common backyard birds.
The papa cardinal is always last to leave. I go to bring in feeders at night and sure enough I hear him in the pine he’s like wait coming for last dibs. My favorite is when he lets the bluejays know who is king of the feeders, never get tired of watching them running the bigger blue jay off.
I love their song “pretty boy, pretty boy.”
They are always in my backyard
I saw one today in fact. The females are always close by.
This past winter I took many photos of them in the snow.
Such a beautiful contrast of color ❤️
I moved from the desert Southwest, to Oklahoma 8 years ago, and Cardinals are my favorite part.
We get a lot of them in fall and winter. They look so beautiful, and stand out against a snowy background.
Here in Massachusetts cardinals are very common and are thriving out here especially with the average bird feeder having what they want and eat. Bluejays are very popular too loving the peanuts being put out on a daily basis. I see a lot of chickadees, finches, mourning doves, robin's, junco's, titmice, warblers, wrens, woodpeckers and hawks of course around my yard. Sometimes I hear a barred owl at night. I really love that cardinal males are great fathers and mates and I'll mostly see a female cardinal in proximity of a male while they are eating on a bird feeder or chirping in a tree. Although the Bluejays can be annoying at times with their very loud yaps, but I really love this bird as well. Makes me appreciate the finer things in life and stop worrying about the nonsense that inundates our lives on a daily basis ✌🏽❤️
Cardinal parents are so brave. They once nested in our backyard and chased away a crow intruder that's more than six times their size.
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Joni. very much appreciated 🥰
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From my Michigan sanctuary to your vast Canadian woodlands… loads of thanks for your vast commitment to the Ornithology world …
I grew up with cardinals in Southwestern Ontario decades ago. I love them and miss them. I sing to my backyard birds on the west coast now using the cardinal's song.
My feeders always have the final "chow hour" between 7-8pm. All the birds come and stuff their faces between that time. The Cardinals are always the last to come finish up.
My spirit bird.
We had a yellow cardinal in my county last year for a few months, and he became quite the celebrity.
Cardinals are quite ubiquitous here in Central Florida so sometimes we can take them for granted. And then you see them against a certain background, or see them exhibiting some cool or funny behavior, and it makes you remember how awesome they are.
My favorite color is red and my favorite baseball team is the St. Louis Cardinals, how could I not love this bird? 🙂
They are so beautiful. I get to see them every year when they come by to eat. By far one if my absolute favorite birds. I’m always in awe when I get to see them all beautiful and bright.
Hi. The Cardinal is my FAVORITE Bird! Very PRETTY! We have a bamboo tree in our backyard and there's been nest in it. I love birds period. To hear them sing makes my heart and soul HAPPY! I live in Florida.
Three days after my mom died in 2020, I was awakened by the song of a Cardinal at my bedroom window singing ... at 3:00am.
For three days the cardinal would visit and sing at my window, in the darkness. When I finally believed it was a sign that she was safe that was when it left and never returned at night.
In all the decades we had Cardinals, I never, ever heard a Cardinal sing at night. And I haven't since.
I just love how they look, and when I can get unexpected photos of them
My favorite bird
It's easy to see why 🐦Awesome birds
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The 1st one to show at new feeders🤣😂
Great video. Cardinals are probably the bird I miss the most after moving out of the Midwest US
I'm from Louisville ky our team mascot is a cardinal bird i see them every day in back of my house and all around the city they are so beautiful ❤️
Cardinals are our state bird in West Virginia…we see lots of them at our feeders! They are beautiful!❤️
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@@LesleytheBirdNerd here where I love there knowed as team cardinal ☝️
As a child, i always marveled at cardinals and blue jays!
We have had the same two for the past few years and they have brought a number of offspring into the neighborhood ! They hang at the feeders and get an occasional peanut as well ! Blessed to have them 🙏
Aww Bill that is so heartwarming. How wonderful to get to see the whole family like that. Very blessed indeed 🥰
The male of my first cardinal pair was a wee feathery fireball. One night, I saw him hammering away at a peanut like his life depended on it. This went on for a good twenty minutes. When he flew off, I went out to see what he’d been at- the shell was left in splinters!
I'm so happy that there are two pairs of Cardinals that have a nest nearby so I hear them singing everyday! Finches, Robins and Chickadees are also hanging out frequently!
What a blessing 🥰
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Sometimes I have to realize how lucky I am to get these birds in my backyard. Sincere thank YOU for this channel and helping me identify these different birds by their songs. Cheers!
First time I saw a red cardinal was actually in Hawaii when I was stationed there from 1998-2001. 🇺🇸
We are blessed to have these precious birds here in N. Missouri! Thank you for this video!
Our pleasure!
I love getting to see the cardinals everyday. There is a male and one eager female who, when they spot me, will fly to a higher nearby tree branch and call to me. I usually reward them with a thrown peanut half. They are very sweet and skittish birds.
In the winter here Last season I saw as many as 14 cardinals come by at once to my feeder. It was really surprising and beautiful to see ☺️💖
Bobwhite quail and meadowlarks
Lots of good ideas you are suggesting. Thank you. My video scheduled is already pretty much laid out for the next while but I'll try to get some of these as time allows.
One of the things I love about Cardinals is that when I put peanuts out for the Jays and red bellied woodpeckers, they show up as well and take a peanut too. ☺️
Me 2.They do luv peanuts but not there fav., but on some days they do wear out the peanuts.Guess they like a little variety.
I love their laser beam sounds in the spring☺️ such beautiful birds
I love looking out the window on a winter day and seeing Cardinals. So beautiful.
Yeah, they're great birds to have around. Their song is very distinguishable, easy to pick out. I forget to terminology but they are the first and last to show up to the feeder.
I love our cardinal pair. When the share food is the best. The male is so striking in the snow or green lush yard. They really sing loud also, seeming to show off their lung capacity. :)
Love to see Cardinals at our feeders ……..in NJ USA
They are so beautiful in the winter, they pop in the dreary backgroud. It’s amazing how they are able to survive! One of my favorites!
Great video, thanks Lesley! Cardinals are my favorite 😊🥰🥰 I love the male cardinals dance at 4:45
I love that courtship dance, too. 😊 I hope to get to see it in person one day, as well as hear the “took” call when they’re courtship feeding. 🤞🥰
@@BirdsandGhibliFan oh I bet you will! Actually it was that sound that made me look outside the time I saw the male cardinal in my backyard doing that wing dance with the female 😄, now you know what sound to listen for, if you ever hear it then start looking around! 🤞
They’re my state bird (Ohio) and they are quite abundant.
I so do love watching them shell a sunflower seed. So many other birds take their food to go but Cardinals will perch on my platform feeder & eat one sunflower seed after another.
Fascinating info about a beautiful and recognizable bird. Especially interesting to learn about female cardinals singing duets with the males, males feeding other species on occasion, and that the red colour of the males is from their diet.
I recently moved from the PNW to Texas and I was delighted to find cardinals in my backyard. When I saw both cardinals and blue jays on my back fence, I took it as a good omen! ☮️💟
I always look forward to seeing all the cardinals perched on branches around the bird feeder after a winter snow. What a beautiful picture.
They are incredible birds! Grew up in the east, now live out west. Miss them much.
I love 🌹the red cardinal birds we have🌹 so many in our backyard I can🌺 sit all day and just watch them ❤️
I love that Cardinal dads are known to feed nestlings of other birds.
I wished we could have & host these pretty cardinals...
I could watch your videos all day.
Yes! I love them. They stole my heart when I had a couple that came through the day and always in the evening. I called them my evening couple. He would feed her and I've kept my seed & clean water out ever since!
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I live in north Arkansas and have lots of cardinals on the property and the colors are amazing on both sexes especially in the winter.
Blue Jay's and humming birds are my tops and all the birds of pray