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

Check out this amazing first-hand footage of a wildlife guardian re-nesting a baby cardinal. ❤️ Kris texted CWR’s hotline when she discovered a chirping baby bird on the ground and very concerned cardinal parents keeping a watchful but helpless eye above. Kris reported that our hotline replied to her with helpful re-nesting instructions within just five minutes! Following our guidelines, Kris nobly sacrificed a brand new cottage cheese container to create a makeshift nest for this wildlife infan