Enter a word or combination of words below and press Search. It seems to me that they sing the same types of songs. Cardinal songs are alike, and you can't tell the difference without seeing the birds sing.
Cardinals are unusual among our smaller birds because in most species just the male sings.
Dear NBS I thought my cardinals had a second brood because of the new bird at my feeder. Although the colors were similar to young cardinals, they didn't change, and the crest appeared somewhat higher and more pointy. The bird looked as though he was surprised all the time. Illinois It's always possible that you saw a pyrrhuloxia that drifted widely from its range. However, this species does not migrate and is rarely a vagrant, something that is more typical of species that do long distance migrations.