Cardinal is a vivid red, which may get its name from the cassocks worn by Catholic cardinals (although the color worn by cardinals is scarlet). The cardinal bird also takes its name from the cardinal bishops. The first recorded use of cardinal as a color name in English was inRead More →

Predators. Hawks, squirrels, owls, snakes, blue jays, and domestic dogs and cats prey upon cardinals. Will a hawk eat a cardinal? Predatory Birds Other hawks have been known to eat small birds like the cardinal but not nearly to the extent that the sharp-shinned, coopers and marsh hawks are knownRead More →

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At feeders, cardinals prefer to eat sunflower seeds and safflower seeds and often roasted, unsalted peanuts. Seeds and nuts are no match for their hefty pink beaks. Cracked corn is worth setting out, too. What bird seed do cardinals eat? Their curved beaks allow them to break open seeds easily,Read More →

Cardinals do not usually use their nests more than once. The female builds a cup nest in a well-concealed spot in dense shrub or a low tree 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) off the ground. The nest is made of thin twigs, bark strips, and grasses, lined with grasses or otherRead More →