Cardinal

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The cardinal is very common in the Edgeview area.


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tips from the
United States Geological Survey
Cardinal Facts
From a distance cardinals may be identified by their large, conical beaks and their crest and long tail.

The adult male sports brigh red plumage that is more dull on the back and wings, and black around the base of his red bill.

More Cardinal Facts
The female cardinal has a reddish crest, wings, and tail with brownish-gray upperparts and buffy underparts.

She has a red bill and looks much like the juvenile who has a distictive dark bill and crest.


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REFERENCES
Gough, G.A., Sauer, J.R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter. 1998.
Version 97.1.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,
Laurel, MD.
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html

Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, I. Thomas, J. Fallon, and G. Gough. 1999.The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 1998.
Version 98.1.
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Laurel, MD
http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/bbs/bbs.html






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