An incredibly rare bilateral gynandromorph Northern Cardinal — essentially, half-female half-male — was cited over the weekend in the Grand Valley area. A similar bird in Erie was featured in the New ...

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PENNSYLVANIA (NEXSTAR/WGN) — A longtime birdwatcher in Pennsylvania had what he called a “once-in-a-lifetime” bird sighting — a rare cardinal that appeared to be half male and half female. “I had a ...

Plumage is a term that refers to the characteristics of a bird's feathers. Shown here is the normal plumage of an adult northern cardinal. The female northern cardinal is often thought of as not ...

ERIE, Pa. – Longtime birder Jamie Hill knew he'd come across something rare. The Waterford, Pennsylvania, man saw a northern cardinal that appeared to be male on its right side and female on its left.

The male Northern Cardinal is hard to miss. Its vibrant red head and black eye mask stands in stark contrast to winter’s bleary hues, spring’s pastel florals and summer’s bright greens. Once you learn ...

“In richness of plumage, elegance of motion, and strength of song, this species surpasses all its kindred in the United States.” These words, written by John James Audubon in his work titled “The ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The northern cardinal is quite a notorious bird. With its bright red plumage, the cardinal moves about much of the United States. The northern cardinal can be found as far ...

The longer winter goes on, with its monochrome palette, leafless branches and profound silence, the more we appreciate the brilliantly red Northern cardinal. Cardinals visit our backyards and feeders ...