[Magdalen] Grin and Bear It.

[cantor03 at aol.com]

I have, during my lifetime, seen the spread of the natural range of Northern Cardinals(Cardinal cardinalis) up to the south shores of Lake Superior.  The species was
unknown in that section of the Upper Midwest until about 1970.  It has now become acommon sighting, sometimes all winter both here in PA as well as in Wisconsin.The males can get feisty when they see their reflexion in a window.  I had a largewindow broken by such a few years ago.


David S.











In a message dated 3/30/2019 2:36:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, scottknitter at gmail.com writes:

Our main sign of spring so far is the sound of the male Northern Cardinal's
call: "Birdie? Birdie? Birdie? Birdie? Chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp!"
Quite often one will be soloing nearby and another echoing off the
buildings and trees farther away. It's the state bird of Illinois and a
bunch of other states. Nice when one does his call from the wire outside my
office window. Pretty birds indeed.