Watching Wildlife

• The Northern Cardinal has been named the state bird by seven states, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia, making the cardinal the top choice for state bird.

• Cardinals mate for life; during courtship and nesting, the solicitous males are often seen feeding their mates.
• Male cardinals are very territorial, aggressively confronting rival males that trespass on their territory. This aggressiveness can become a nuisance when a male starts attacking his own reflection in your windows.
• Cardinals are year-round residents in their range across the eastern United States from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to the Mexican Border.
• The brightest colored males are the most successful at getting the best territories and the most food. Females seem to find them more attractive too, based on the brighter males’ higher reproductive rate.

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