Minnesota Seasons - Northern Cardinal


Northern Cardinal			More photos…
Cardinalis cardinalis

Order	Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family	Cardinalidae (Cardinal, grosbeaks, and relatives)
Status	Common
Habitat	Thiskets and shrubs along woodland edges and around houses
Food
Size	8¼″ to 9¼″
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Nesting

Range		Breeding: (map) Winter: Same as breeding—year-round resident

Sightings	Afton State Park Beaver Creek Valley State Park Black Dog Nature Preserve SNA Boot Lake SNA Bunker Hills Regional Park Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA Carley State Park Carver Park Reserve Cherry Grove Blind Valley SNA Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Elm Creek Park Reserve Flandrau State Park Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Frontenac State Park Hardscrabble Woods/MG Tusler Sanctuary Kasota Prairie SNA Lake Elmo Park Reserve Lake Louise State Park Lake Rebecca Park Reserve Lebanon Hills Regional Park Lost Valley Prairie SNA		Minneopa State Park Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Myre-Big Island State Park North Fork Zumbro Woods SNA Oronoco Prairie SNA Ottawa Bluffs Pin Oak Prairie SNA Pine Bend Bluffs SNA St. Croix Savanna SNA Savage Fen SNA Sibley State Park Wolsfeld Woods SNA Wood-Rill SNA

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