Northern Cardinal
Description
8-9". Male Bright red with crest, black face, stout red bill. Female buff-brown, tinged with red on crest,wings, and tail.
Voice
Rich what-cheer, cheer, cheer; purty-purty-purty-purty or sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet. Also a metallic chip.
Habitat
Woodland edges,thickets,brushy swamps, and gardens.
Nesting
3 or 5 pale green eggs, spotted with red-brown, in deep cup of twigs, leaves,and plant fibers concealed in a thicket.
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