“In richness of plumage, elegance of motion, and strength of song, this species surpasses all its kindred in the United States.” These words, written by John James Audubon in his work titled “The ...

Everybody likes redbirds, and one of our reddest is the beautiful and familiar northern cardinal. This cheerful species is found in our yards and in brushy fields and woods all around the area. Both ...

Some people don’t even know its name, calling it simply a “redbird,” though there are other birds with red feathers. I suppose that most do call it a “cardinal” - a word that, appropriately, derives ...

The bird was found atop a bird feeder at a Warren County home The cardinal was bright red on one side and brownish white on the other The man who spotted the bird said it had a functioning ovary and a ...