The ideal Northern Cardinal habitat has dense vegetation for nesting and perching. They also need open areas to forage for food. The state bird of North Carolina produces music that could rival ...

This bird, called the Northern Cardinal, is North Carolina’s state bird (six other states also claim the Northern Cardinal). The News & Observer dug in to see why this bird has become so ...

Black visited the house and within a few days had taken several images of the new yellow cardinal, which appears to be a different bird with the ... confirm that it is a northern cardinal with ...

Spring’s arrival means bird-watchers across the country may begin to spot migrating birds making their way back from wintering grounds. Not all birds migrate, but many travel south as winter ...

Scientists estimate the male northern cardinal’s genetic mutation that makes it yellow also makes it a 1-in-10 million bird. The abnormally colored songbird is now a part of the couple’s daily ...

A Northern Cardinal, an American Goldfinch and an Eastern Bluebird are pictured, left to right, at a tube feeder. Robert Smith / Sun Herald As temperatures drop, new birds are flocking to North ...

Illinois’ nearly extinct prairie chicken and Chicago’s famous piping plovers, Monty and Rose, are among the highlights of the ‘Winging It’ show.