Perhaps love-crazed during mating season, a red-crested cardinal takes on a bright-red pickup truck last week in Wailea. The bird moved around the truck pecking at its reflection in the mirror ...

For bird watchers, cardinals are among the most striking and beloved birds in North America, thanks to their bright feathers ...

Another cardinal in Atlanta (named “Ripley,” I’d guess) lived as a house pet for 281/2 years, from 1933 to 1961. It is not unusual for birds in captivity to outlive their wild counterparts.

The red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronate) and its cousins from South America look like our cardinal but are actually in the Tanager family. DNA evidence shows they are not closely related.

With spring arriving, many have been hearing the distinct early morning and late afternoon call of male cardinals proudly establishing their territories in fine red dress. Even though suspended in ...

5:00 pm, Feb. 9, 2021 A male cardinal in fruit. Submitted photo Birders and non-birders alike love the Northern Cardinal. The singing of the male cardinal is a sure harbinger of early spring.