To identify a cardinal from red birds, you can explore seven ways, including their color, size, and shape, behavior, feed priorities, reproduction, sounds, and migration. Not being able to identify one might even be considered a crime.Īfter all, it is the bird of seven states: Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. There are more birds than you, and I could ever count or learn about anyways.Ĭardinals, however, are one of the most common birds in America. Whether or not you recognize the bird you just saw, birdwatching itself is a divine experience.
