TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Northern Cardinal Female North Cardinal- Cardinalis cardinalis Female North Cardinal- Cardinalis cardinalis, Family CARDINALIDAE- A beautiful female with a sunflower seed in her mouth. A year-long resident. Have a variety of songs. All over the US except in the NW. State bird for seven states! (photo: Feb, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 100- 400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS lens) More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Northern_Cardinal.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.