Kristen tells Maeve all about the strikingly beautiful Northern Cardinal, a small songbird native to North America. The males of this species are a deep crimson all year round and mating pairs can stay together for years at a time. Learn along with us as Maeve finds out the origin of the name cardinal for this bird and hear Kristen do an impression of the cardinal's call when her microphone was not picking up the real bird call. You won't want to miss this episode!
Research for today’s episode came from the following sources:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/overview
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/overview
Additional Resources:
Live bird feeder in the UK sometimes has cardinals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtGUTs_HgcE
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