The male northern cardinal, which I call the valentine bird because of his rich red color, greets me every morning with a cheery song. He's like a musical Valentine's Day greeting card but one of ...

Birders and non-birders alike love the Northern Cardinal. The singing of the male cardinal is a sure harbinger of early spring. To many birders, the cardinal has taken the mantle of announcing spring ...

ERIE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania bird watcher found a rare cardinal with two colors that is half male and half female. Jamie Hill, 69, a longtime birder from Waterford, noticed that the bird was bright red ...

A rare half-male, half-female cardinal was first spotted in Pennsylvania a few weeks ago, a report said Thursday. “This remarkable bird is a genuine male/female chimera,” said Daniel Hooper, a ...