20K views · 684 reactions | In our Video of the Week, sound recordist Greg Budney talks about the brilliant song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and they are some of the first birds to start singing in the year, bringing a blaze of color and sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Facebook

The Northern Cardinal’s eye-catching plumage and wide distribution helped land it the title of “most popular state bird,” since seven states declare it their official bird (the most for any species). Can you name all seven states? Click the link to check your answers and learn more: https://abcbirds.org/bird/northern-cardinal/ | American Bird Conservancy