Join sound recordist Greg Budney in our Video of the Week and learn about one of the first sounds of spring: the wonderful whistled song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and their songs bringing a cheerful sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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

Mother Cardinal Song 🎶 Did you know female Northern Cardinals are one of the only female songbirds that sing the same song as the male? Normally, male songbirds sing to defend their territory or announce their strength to nearby competing males. However, female cardinals will often sing not only the same song as the male, but she will change her song to reflect the same phrase types of her lover, strengthening the bond. You can hear the male responding in the background! Have you ever seen a fe