The northern cardinal seems an obvious choice for Indiana’s state animal. Its vivid red feathers stand out against winter ...

Cardinals are one type of bird you should see in your yard in winter, so you want to provide them with the right type of ...

Just outside my home-office window, I noticed a bird’s nest about 4 feet high in some leafless shrubbery on a cold, winter’s day. I had not seen the nest in summer when it was hidden by green ...

Q: I watched a beautiful male cardinal feeding an all-brown bird on the roof of my garage. Why would it feed another species? A: That’s a great observation and it indicates how different young ...

Could you build a simple, cup-shaped bird nest, like that of a Northern cardinal, strong enough to withstand the vicissitudes of spring weather and hold three to five nestlings? I accepted that ...

Walking along a river trail recently, some birding friends and I stopped to stare in astonishment at an unusual sight, a hummingbird flitting near the base of a big oak. Almost at ground level, she ...

Treasured by bird enthusiasts for their song, beauty, and mating habits, creating a suitable environment will bring cardinals to your backyard year-round. We talked with David Mizejewski of the ...

Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at ...

BANCROFT, Neb. -- For most of us, one of America's favorite songbirds is found in our backyards. For 83-year-old Pauline Sorensen, the red birds can be found all over her house in an extensive ...

Chipping sparrows sail in to perch regularly on the uppermost twig of one in a clump of native eastern red cedars, always a little caterpillar or bug dangling from their beaks. Then they drop down ...

Six years ago, an Alabama photographer’s photos of a rare yellow cardinal captivated the nation on numerous national news outlets after being first reported on AL.com. Now, a bird with the same ...