Cardinals were perhaps the very first bird species I could identify when I was a nature-addicted little kid. I don’t remember much from those carefree days in rural Connecticut but if I wasn’t outside running about in the woods, I was almost always peering out the window with my nose against the glass. I suspect when I saw cardinals way back then from my side of the window, I most likely referred to them something like this, “I see a red bird!” I’m still a great fan of our ‘red birds” a.k.a. the Northern Cardinal, a highly recognizable species for non-birders as well.
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