A northern cardinal on a post in winter - Ken Winkler/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's something almost magical about seeing cardinals against a ...

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.

Times readers were invited to share their drawings of the avian life around them. Here are more of our favorites. By The New York Times All through the summer, as part of our birding project, The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife watchers have a chance to spot one of the rarest birds along the country's east coast in a wooded area at the University ...