10 More FUN FACTS about the NORTHERN CARDINAL

Distinct-looking and unforgettable Northern Cardinals, especially the males are one of the most striking birds. Both sexes have an eye-catching crest but only the Males are entirely red, Females are drabber, with a kind of brownish color overall. Why do the Cardinals fight their reflection? Learn more about the Northern Cardinal and some pretty neat facts about them in this video.
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[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

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[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Glad the little guy was fine after, I know a Crow that has a bad foot and she's been around for years now.

[@cobrachicken07]

Ordered!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@@cobrachicken07 Thankyou!

[@DR-qf9th]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd can't wait for your video on the pileated woodpecker. I have lived in northern Illinois my whole life never to have seen a pileated woodpecker and today one was spotted in my neighborhood.

[@preppy_chicken108]

Hi Lesley!!!! I love your channel SO much!!!! I was inspired by you handfeeding wild birds, and I have 4 birds that do the same to me. I have 3 tufted titmice and 1 black capped chickadee. Tiny is the chickadee ( sorry for stealing the name for your dee. I just really love it) then there's Angel, Lilly, and Rori. Those are the titmice

[@shoshoncaligula5512]

Im a manager in a grocery store in Missouri and a few years ago a cardinal flew in the receiving bay during winter and refused to leave. Many employees took to him and we called him Marty. I would feed him berries and seed every morning by the open bay and he eventually trusted me enough to land on me to feed. I loved his songs and smiled when he would see me and fly up to greet me. In the following spring I knew he had to go back out side to his people. I sat out on the back docks and whistled for him and shook his food cup. He flew to me and ate. Eventually after a few days of this I think he got the hint, he flew off into the trees and I never saw him again. I hope he did ok out there, I still think of him every time I'm around the back dock.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I love your story about Marty. What a cool experience to have. I hope he did well after too. Thank you for sharing with me it was a pleasure to read.

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

That is a beautiful story! What wonderful memories you have a special bird! Marty I love that name. I’m sure it was a little sad to never see him again 😢

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

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[@Cericle]

Thanks for these videos! For us city folk who don't get out often, these are a welcome respite and calming reminder of our feathered friends and local ecosystems. (From Edm, AB).

[@nightwaves3203]

What store bought berry's and fruits do they like?

[@ea6022]

@@nightwaves3203 they like most seeds! Sunflower, peanuts, safflower, and pine nuts are all great for feeding cardinals

[@rivercrow8988]

My 79 yr old stepmother now watches your channel, because I talked about and shared your vids so much!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@@nightwaves3203 You can try blueberries, cherries, chopped grapes or apples

[@jerryc2709]

My mother loved her Cardinals. For years, there was one male that would fly into her sliding glass door feet first over and over until she filled the bird feeder.

[@rivercrow8988]

Awww! I was just remembering that my mother's favorite also was the cardinal.

[@raygrimes3575]

Woke up many a morning hearing the cardinals singing.

[@communistvulture6516]

My oldest male cardinal has some serious anger issues. Most mornings in the summer I’m woken up by him screeching and attacking the poor little sparrows.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

@@communistvulture6516 If those "poor little sparrows" happen to be house sparrows, I don't blame him! We had them show up on our property last year and they harassed all the birds, including the cardinals. They are very aggressive. If they weren't house sparrows, well... cut him some slack; maybe he was just claiming his territory. There's a lot more sparrows compared to cardinals and the cardinals have to work hard for a place to live and find food.

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

*Been woke up by

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

@@jim9930 ok.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

There is nothing better during a drab, grey winter day than to see a bright red cardinal in a snow-covered pine tree! We had 3 pair around this past winter, but there appears to be only 2 pair around still. I think they dispersed off into their own territories, but the two pair still come back to our feeders. It's true, we see them mostly early in the morning and at dusk. It always sounds like they're singing "purdy, purdy, purdy" to me! We had the wonderful experience of seeing them nest in a blue spruce tree right outside our front window several years ago. They had two babies, and when they left the nest the parents took them in two separate directions, I assume to up their chances of survival. One year, the male stood on our window air conditioner and pecked at his reflection in the window. We have since gotten central air and had to take the blue spruce down due to disease, but they moved to a group of pines a little further from our house so I'm hoping to see lots of babies this year! They are very "parental" birds, so I'm not surprised to hear they feed other bird's babies, but I did not know they were related to rose breasted grosbeaks!

[@KoalaMeatPie]

It's True! Montreal - The Cardinals are the last birds I see active before the sunset.

[@davesbirdoscrittersandbits235]

During the coldest months of winter here cardinals stop being territorial and get along. It's not uncommon to have a dozen at my feeders when there is snow on the ground.

[@Dragrath1]

Yep also where I live they tend to be accompanied by white throated sparrows in the late evening twilight flocks. Both species seem to get along fairly well so long as any given bird sticks to their designated foraging zones. if a bird wanders to far into the neighboring birds foraging zone a fuss off ensues and both white throats and northern cardinals are feisty little birds. In the fall when the leaves are still scattered on the ground both species are very hard to tell apart from the leaves even with binoculars in the twilight. When there is snow or the ground is frozen they both concentrate together much closer with smaller foraging spots tolerating many more birds.

[@rosemarrypolack5708]

I noticed at my winter feeder, that the male cardinals ate first and then the females. I agree, they don't mind each other during the winter months.

[@terracotta6294]

Cardinals are one of my favorite birds. I miss living in Minnesota.

[@rosesperfumelace]

So many things I just learned. They are striking birds. The red color is amazing. An old tale we learned is that when a cardinal shows up in your yard its a loved one who passed is contacting you.

[@kwd-2023]

Agreed, they are definitely the last birds at my feeder every night, even when its almost completely dark out.

[@dwhip49]

The beauty of the female cardinal is often overlooked. I had a window feeder over a couple of winters, and seeing the female up close, especially with the sun on her is quite impressive. The subtly of the coppers and russets is as inspiring as the male's vibrancy. "Drab" Harrumph!

[@Happywife226]

I find them so cute, especially the male one. It’s bright red color is so attractive.

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

I Set up a winter bird sanctuary this past winter…… 650 lbs of black oilers and home made suet cakes feed hundreds of birds of many varieties , along with our ( beloved) squirrels…… The best project thus far… plans for next winters sanctuary already on the books……

[@justinbroniszewski]

One of my favorite things about cardinals is how they show their happiness when they discover a feeder full of sunflower seeds! They sing and bounce around with joy in a way that is uniquely cardinal. I just love them!

[@bloomins8088]

Usually every morning outside my window at work, a little girl cardinal is getting some breakfast at the feeder. I say good morning to her every time I see her. :3

[@manofparadox]

By virtue of this video I've learned why I'm having such difficulty mating: I need to buy a bright RED shirt. Thanks, Leslie!

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

I think your humor will work better! 😉 😆

[@manofparadox]

@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane Noted! Thanks for that!

[@ginafriend1690]

I played my "Cards" right .. IL 👍 Mine do come up to my deck to show their pretty selves, although the feeders are out back...not far! I think the female is just as Beautiful as the males 🥰❤🥰

[@ericmonfils3224]

Love my Sunday night bird nerd fix

[@rosemuffikins6225]

I love watching my male cardinal when he is feeding his babies!! He is so busy caring for them. Great video!

[@sbrown6434]

Cardinals make my day.

[@kellyhuntington8828]

New York to. I live in Queens and i have a generation of Cardinals that i have been feeding for about 3 years. I love them.

[@robertdavis4743]

I woke up each morning to Robin's, Cardinals, house wrens, morning doves a and many more. A creek was less than 500 yards away. Cottonwoods 200 feet tall. Woodpeckers that entertained you. This was in Des Moines, lowa in 1965. I would have Lesley be my guide.

[@WellaWally65]

I can’t get enough of them!! I just love them so much!!

[@tomreingold4024]

I’m in High Falls, New York. A male cardinal hit our window every morning for 14 months! I tried deterring him by marking the window in various ways, and it didn’t help. I eventually put a feeder up, and that ended the window collisions. Now even when the feeder is empty, he doesn’t crash into our window anymore, and we also get to see more cardinals.

[@rhodawatkins4516]

Sounds like he got his message across...finally!

[@communistvulture6516]

When I sit outside on my porch in the evening to crochet, the cardinals always show up. They do this thing I call “pipping”, which I read is done to keep contact with their mate. They’re twice as beautiful in the evening light.

[@dottiepark]

Cardinals make me happy! I call the ones in my garden Lord and Lady Cardinal because they are so regal.

[@russellgentile4719]

Leslie, my parents in Florida have a beloved Cardinal they named Charlie that comes every day for the past 3 years to fight his reflection in their sliding glass doors. It's really adorable to watch. I've even witnessed him attempt to bait his "adversary" with a sunflower seed! Hilarious.

[@DerekLB]

I'm down in South Carolina and we've got them by the tons! I sat outside of my doctor's office this morning waiting to be seen and listen to the Cardinals, Carolina Chickadees, Carolina Wren and Pine Warblers. We are living in an apartment complex at the moment while our new house is being built so no backyard birds for me this year. Though last year when I really started birding I put out dried meal worms and my Cardinals loved them more than any other species that visited the backyard. I miss my birds.

[@WellaWally65]

I’m so thankful to God I get to see them here in Oberlin Ohio where I live. They sing so beautifully!

[@mpetry912]

they are spectacular and tons of personality ! Bird-ality. Haha

[@christarayhilllemons6168]

Redbirds are one of my favorites. I had a juvenile male last summer and fall that knocked on the windows of my studio. I love their song. And I think the girls are pretty.

[@DerkMiester]

Loved learning about how they gain their red color! Super cool.

[@rosemarrypolack5708]

I love their beautiful happy sound!

[@ethana.3091]

Love my cardinals! I see a male cardinal outside my window daily :-) My second fav bird my first is the chickadee the cutest!

[@gettingold59]

A very nice Easter treat from the nerd bunny

[@roblabow9702]

I love to see cardinals. So beautiful. I heard that seeing a cardinal speaks life to you or a deceased love on is protecting you.

[@claireusilton4066]

I can’t believe people wanted to cage these birds at one time! The other thing that was a surprise was that they don’t migrate! Wow. I would never have known. Great video. I miss seeing the cardinals in the backyard.

[@tymesho]

Claire, I know a guy that was born in Malta. Every early spring he traps several different songbirds and releases them in a huge backyard net enclosure. He's very knowledgeable about birding, and takes great effort to keep them happy and healthy. It's awesome to sit in there! In early fall, he releases them all. Right or wrong, he has done this for years.

[@juliusroman8616]

@@tymesho Wow.

[@tymesho]

Julie, I lived next door to him in Corktown in Detroit down the street from old tiger stadium. It was so mellow to sit inside, it took up his whole backyard! He was a master on how to care for all the different species.

[@JJSch-dx9vy]

My favorite bird. Warms my heart every time I see one.

[@roselyncampisi822]

Thank you so much Leslie for this information on the red cardinal. We have one that likes our porch. We didn't see him much in the winter. Now he has come back. He lives our porch. I think he is waiting for us to take down our coverings on our swing and chairs. He likes to sit on a corner of our awing and sits there in the evening. He actually will sit on top of my chair last year and when I come out and sit on my chair and drink coffee he goes to that corner of the awing. He is so cute and sings so beautiful! He has come back. We have a big picture window and he lands on the edge and looks in. He seems to like it by us. We don't bother him. I wonder if he is looking for a mate or if he is looking for food. We just let him be so we will see what he is going to do now that we are going to take the covers off the swing and bring out the chairs

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thats just to sweet

[@josearmando4627]

nice

[@rivercrow8988]

I never knew about the yellow ones! They're gorgeous! Also loved the story about the male cardinal feeding the goldfish. That's incredible and sweet 😍

[@BirdsandGhibliFan]

I think she said, “goldfinch”, not “goldfish”. But, I can understand the slip-up. Even the closed captions thought she said, “goldfish”. 🙃😉

[@Terri_Stauffer]

The Juncos and Cardinals are tied for being first and last at my feeder from what I see, they seem to fly in and out together. They get along so well and do not chase each other away, they might chase same species away but not each other. I love when the evergreens are snow covered and I see the red cardinal on a branch, such a site to behold.

[@ArleneDKatz]

What a treat to find this waiting for me when I got home from a very long visit today with my little group. I took a wonderful photo of the cardinal I named Mr captioned “don’t talk with your mouth full”

[@danertz8073]

Something that I find funny with Cardinals is the "Singing Battles" that they engage in during the summer to claim their territory. If one bird sings "Choo, Choo, Choo" at the end of his song, the other will do the same. If the first one does 6 "Choos" the other one will show that he can do 6 "Choos" too, and back and forth it goes. They are also not very discerning about who they're singing against. I don't do a very good Cardinal imitation, but it's good enough to get them to sing with me. They get especially worked up if I do it near "their feeders." I've had them fly around the yard singing back at me from different perches and looking really agitated trying to find the Cardinal that's in THEIR territory.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

haha oh my

[@danertz8073]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd Glad you enjoyed the story Lesley. Chickadees are another species that can be "avid conversationalists." Maybe a video idea - "Singing with the Birds?" : )

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

@@danertz8073 ......i dont know about that one lol

[@pklar87]

I never knew there could be bright yellow cardinals. I'd really love to see one some day. Thanks for the great content as always!

[@RLTtizME]

I have several Cardinals on my property. I watch them from my Breakfast Room and my Livingroom desk...with the feeders outside that window. Yesterday...one male Cardinal chased another male Cardinal for virtually the entire day..... Zooming into the trees and bushes.

[@margaretm.7079]

Every morning/ evening ( Virginia Beach, Virginia) the cardinal is feeding on my seeds & I was impressed with cardinal feeding another brown cardinal by bring the seeds to her - a very comfortable feeling for me -- takings care of each other - amazing love.!

[@romans6two338]

We have about 5 pairs of cardinals visit our feeder this winter and they stay and raise this spring and summer. They are beautiful birds and absolutely love black oil sunflower seeds.

[@NOLAgenX]

I have several Cardinals that have been frequenting the trees around my house this year here in Louisiana. Love hearing them each morning and throughout the day. Sometimes I’ll just stop what I’m doing and watch them singing.

[@birdworldist]

Lovely

[@zzzzipy12]

Such beauties!

[@wendynordstrom3487]

One of my favorite birds! I could listen to them all day! 😍

[@stratbruh]

I totally agree!

[@jeremiahlynds3465]

I have been hearing these guys all the time here in Nova Scotia, but only recently I've started to catch glimpses of them, too.

[@kimbennett2415]

I have at least 6 pairs and I think one bachelor. They come together to the feeder but don’t always stay together so they’re hard to count. I do have a photo of a male feeding a female. I wasn’t sure if it was a mating thing or a nurturing thing. It was so sweet.

[@CounterCultureWISE]

I am in my home office in central Texas looking out at the trees. Mostly I have a grove full of finches, but recently a family of cardinals have been frequenting the feeder. OMG, they are so amazing! Thank you for these fun facts.

[@DinosaurKale]

Fledgling cardinals hiding in thick brush in the fall are a great find. They have a unique call and are a source of some excitement around here.

[@kamikazelove]

I have seen a yellow cardinal only once, and at first look I thought it was an escaped pet. It was so bright I could see it clearly straight across a baseball field. I feel lucky to have seen him.

[@ihrescue]

I have a Cardinal family that built a nest in my garden in an Early Girl tomato plant and now have four babies that have hatched. I watch them now that they have more mouths to feed go throughout the small garden looking for food. This has to be a great partnership to have these beautiful birds in the garden.

[@greentape7817]

Fingers crossed that their range keeps increasing into eastern Canada, I think you would so enjoy having a cardinal family in your backyard! They really are charming, I think you'd get a huge kick out getting to know them!

[@lnghrnfn]

They are my fave & so lucky to live where they are abundant!

[@juliusroman8616]

Fingers crossed they move to Cali.

[@samanthaammer2503]

We loved learning about the babies and the female and male coloring.

[@OttawaOldFart]

A pair made a nest in my schools courtyard and the kids got to watch them grow from fledglings to flitting about in the enclosed courtyard. At any time you could be looking into the courtyard from the many windows and a group of babies could be centimetres from your eyes.

[@SerenitynPeace]

We have cardinals here, but we rarely see them in our backyard. We have blue jays as well, but are rare. When I say rare, I mean we hardly see them in our back yard. We mostly see black birds, Hawks, Robins, Chimney Swifts, & other small birds. One year we had hummingbirds, I think it was the type of flowers she planted that 1 year. Cardinals are so beautiful, Blue Jays as well! Nice to sit out back on our porch and see so many wonderful birds!

[@christineklein3246]

The info on cardinals coming to feeders early morning and late evenings was great! Also the different names for the bird. 👍🏼🐛🕊🦜

[@raquelm104]

I see at least one cardinal nearly every time I go birding here in New England, but I will always stop to admire their color and song. So precious!

[@camillea4665]

We have a pair where I live, the female even ate all the berries in the front before the big Texas storm came. It was so surreal to see so many birds since they pretty much seem to know what was going and preparation was kicked up to 100 lol. I saw them after along with other birds.

[@nate4shave]

Cardinals visiting my back yard all year long in Missouri thanks for great info dear

[@deehox7167]

Wow the story about feeding the goldfish was quite unique. Thank you for all the bird info.

[@lnghrnfn]

I wish I had seen that!

[@donk026]

That was my favorite story as well

[@CenturianEagle]

Yayy cardinal video!! 😊🥰🥰. They’re my favourite! Thanks for sharing! Cant believe the last one was already two years ago, time sure flies!

[@wtglb]

One of my favorite birds! I’m patiently waiting on my favorite, the Northern (Baltimore) Oriole. I usually hear their distinct, loud call in my backyard in MA in the first 3-4 days of May, I just love them ♥️

[@JB-nr8fu]

Love this and never tire of Cardinals. Thank you for the informative great video!! 😃🥰

[@SusanA1056]

My favorite information was how the males will often feed fledglings of other species. We have Cardinals, Blue Jays and Chickadees abundantly in our fruit trees. I enjoy my tea in the morning while watching the birds.

[@pjbth]

They certainly scramble off the second the Blue Jays show up at my feeder.

[@gartmanxxx]

Thank you for posting. Learned some interesting facts. Yellow Cardinals...I would love to see one.

[@christelle9122]

Such beauties ♡

[@goldeaglekroll1596]

If you love the fact that they will attack their reflection. You also will find this cute as well. I have a pair of Cardinals in my yard. One day I decided to play the recording of their call from Marlin. The male and female Cardinal came rushing over to the area. Ready for a fight and to see who was in their turf. They were course confused to see a human in the area where the call was coming from. Periodically I will play the call; and they will come to see what is going on. Minus the gusto. This is also worked with 3 other birds in my yard (blue Jays, Carolina wrens, & white breasted nuthatch). Thank you for the videos, keep them coming.

[@annabobanaasmr8411]

I can't remember if you mentioned about them, but I was able to get some chill footage of turkey vultures. They were all just laying down next to each other, walking around, fluffing up. Suuper cute. No food around either!

[@lindagiammarco2687]

Love those red cardinals. I don't see them in the city where I live.

[@naurrr]

a few years ago a cardinal came to the ledge on my apartment window, right below our hanging feeder. he wasn't interested in the feeder that day, and instead started pecking at the window. it was hilarious. he did it again a few days later and occasionally stopped by for the feeder as well. super cute. we would often see him with a female mate hanging out in the same tree right by our apartment window.

[@EssaysByTom]

I have had an adult male cardinal attacking my truck window and side-mirrors regularly for the past few months. It reached the point where my white truck was covered in droplets of the cardinal's blood from his vicious fight against my car. After that i've started covering the mirrors and windows so he doesn't see another bird in his territory.

[@klrp3248]

I used to work where a cardinal - called him Reginald - lived in the tree outside where I could watch. He would go crazy over my car mirrors, and I never knew what he was doing! He would fly into the car if the windows were down, smack into the windows, and slide down the front window. He was a delight to watch, though. His feathers were always in rough shape, and I only saw him get a mate once in three years.

[@MHarenArt]

Another great video Lesley, Thanks!! Cardinals are definitely a favorite!!

[@apocalypse487]

Arizona likes Cardinals too.

[@maudey53]

I love these birds! Good looking with a beautiful song. We have a few here, frequenting our feeders, near Tucson, Arizona. Most are females, but lately the boys in red are proudly on the hunt.

[@kateclark7250]

Thank you for this informative video.

[@MsAmericanMaid]

We have an overgrown holly hedge in our backyard that has multiple Cardinals in them. I live in NC. They are such a joy to watch and listen to, Such a beautiful sight is that hedge covered with Red Cardinals.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

Just imagining that, it sounds so beautiful!!

[@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258]

Happy Easter love the Northern cardinal!!!!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

same to you

[@papabearpaw5866]

I live in Nova Scotia, and last year was the first year I've seen a Cardinal around my home. I have one that has been around the house Tues year, they are beautiful. We watch him at the feeder and love his music. Great Video, thank you.

[@kimberlynewsom9876]

I love cardinals so much! I miss them since we don't have them here, but I remember seeing so many in the winter growing up in the NE. My favorite fact you shared was definitely about the male birds feeding fledglings of other birds, and the fish!! LOL So cute! Thank you for another fun and informative video.

[@mscir]

I thought the males were more brightly colored because they could draw predators away from the nest and leave the female to warm the eggs or tend the young. The cooperation between different species is always touching. In 'The Human Nature of Birds' a women described seeing a bird helping a squirrel feed her large brood! Great video, thank you.

[@rick3747]

Mr And Mrs Cardinal are really the first and last to visit us daily. Now, I know why. My favorite vistors with wings. BTW......I get high quality Walnuts locally for our Chipmunk and Squirells but the Cardinals absolutely love these Walnuts too....I always make sure my Cardinals get a bunch daily too!

[@DAVIDLHARDEN]

Love these kind beautiful birds

[@cherriemcbratney162]

We have so much enjoyed watching the cardinals feeding in our backyard. They have feed through the winter and now spring. We so enjoy watching them instead of Fox News in the Am and at just before sundown. No territorial issues as yet. But it is Easter Morning and we have sleet and 6 feeders with 6 male and female cardinals feeding.

[@rpdobbler]

GREAT VIDEO!!

[@frickpoo6644]

i always put a little seed out in the late evening because the cardinals are there where the daily birds cleaned up the moring, and late afternoon feeder fills.

[@BeckeyGirard]

I'd LOVE to see a video on Painted Buntings.

[@Argethebarge]

I’ve got a pair of cardinals that visits my feeder in the mornings and evenings. The male always calls high up on a maple early in the morning. Such a striking bird!

[@YinYogawithTrishy]

Haha the goldfish, that does not surprise me lol. We’ve had the same one singing outside for weeks, they sure are big personalities!! 😄

[@theresewillis5584]

I enjoyed learning about the carotenoids giving the cardinal it distinctive coloring. Here’s a funny, cardinal related bit of information ...I practiced the cardinal song (and robin) until I had a pretty good imitation. When I studied birds with my kindergarteners I would perform the whistle for them...😜. Have to say it was a crowd pleaser.

[@lmsavy2935]

Thanks Lesley...birds bring me joy everyday. I tell them fly baby fly because your God's babies. Thanks for your channel.