WHAT ARE CARDINALS?
The Northern Cardinal is a very popular North American bird, seen by lots of birdwatchers. The Northern Cardinal is not a migratory bird. This bird tends to make its home on the edges of woods, hedgerows, and in vegetation around houses. Cardinals love to eat sunflower seeds, and are commonly encouraged to live near houses by people placing sunflower seed feeders in their front and back yards. When sunflower seeds arent available, Cardinals will eat weed seeds, grains, insects, and fruits. Cardinals also have a very distinct and beautiful call consisting of varied whistled notes that are often described as sounding like ‘cheer-cheer-cheer’ or ‘purty-purty-purty.’ This call has placed the Cardinal under the title of ‘song-bird.
