During Indiana’s early statehood, the northern cardinal was far less common than it is today. The species favored warmer climates farther south and appeared only sporadically in parts of the Midwest.

Pennsylvania lawmakers want to designate scarlet tanagers as the state's official "migratory bird." New Jersey flaunts the bright yellow goldfinch as its state bird. Delaware has its Blue Hen. The red ...

Cardinals are the whole package. They stand out in any landscape (especially in winter), they’re a “Goldilocks” species (not too small to notice, and not too big) and they have a special kind of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “This beautiful white cardinal started visiting my backyard feeders in early winter. I set up a groundblind and waited seven hours ...

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 ...