A frozen birdbath may do more harm than good in winter. A smarter water setup can keep backyard cardinals safe and hydrated through cold snaps.

The North Carolina state bird, the northern cardinal, is one of four "winter birds" featured on a new set of stamps from the U.S. Postal Service unveiled Aug. 9. The Songbirds in Snow Forever stamps ...

Red male cardinal sits on a perch in front of blurred green branches. - CBrewer6510/Shutterstock Cardinals are an iconic and easily recognizable bird native to a wide ...

Thanks largely to their vivid colors and melodic vocalizations, cardinals are extremely popular with backyard birders throughout their native range. That vast territory in which they are found ...

One common backyard bird that may be taken for granted also has romantic attributes worthy of Valentine’s Day. In the brown bleakness of mid-winter, the male Northern cardinal brings a flash of bright ...

Sometimes bird names are conveniently separated by directions. For instance, there are eastern and western meadowlarks. Can you guess on which side of the continent each species lives? Well, duh.