Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: Cardinal, Cardinal Grosbeak, Cardinal Redbird, Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis, NOCA, Redbird.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Passeriformes   >   Family Cardinalidae   >   Genus Cardinalis   

Status:

Common resident found in all Maryland counties in all seasons.

Where to find:

Nearly guaranteed at bird feeders stocked with sunflower seeds.

There are 3,315 records in the project database.

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Northern Cardinal in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/10/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

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Northern Cardinal in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/14/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal in Harford Co., Maryland (2/13/2014). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A male Northern Cardinal in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/27/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Northern Cardinal in Howard Co., Maryland (12/26/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A female Northern Cardinal in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/1/2010). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Northern Cardinal in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/27/2016). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

A juvenile Northern Cardinal in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/13/2012). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/17/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Northern Cardinal in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (3/3/2014). Photo by Larry Reese. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/31/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A snoozing juvenile Northern Cardinal in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/14/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal nest with eggs in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/3/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dan Small. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/2/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal eggs in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/16/2011). Photo by Anna Letaw. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/16/2023). (c) pioneerpauline, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by pioneerpauline via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An aberrant Northern Cardinal in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/7/2018). (c) chogan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by chogan via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Northern Cardinal with cicada prey in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). (c) rauvbbj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rauvbbj via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Northern Cardinal nest with nestling in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/19/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)


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