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A Bright Red Bird
  • This is a nonfiction story about the Cardinal.
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What Does The Cardinal
Look Like?
  • The male and the female look very different.
  • The male cardinal is bright red and has a crest. The male cardinal also has a black mask on its face.
  • The female cardinal has a gray stomach with a yellow back.
  • The young cardinal has a gray back and a white stomach with a crest.       This is the cardinal’s sound:
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Where Does The Cardinal Find Its Food?
  • It goes to bird feeders in the winter.
  • It gets the food off the ground.
  • It perches on trees and waits for food to come to it.
  • The beak is a cracker beak.
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Does The Cardinal Migrate?
  • The cardinal does not usually migrate.
  • It migrates when it can’t find food.
  • It has no predators in the cold.
  • The cardinal can live in many different places.
  • They change homes.
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Who Delivers the Cardinal’s Eggs?
  • The female lays the eggs.
  • She can lay 3-6 eggs.
  • The male feeds her.
  • Storks do not deliver the eggs.
  • The eggs are green, gold, aquamarine, and blue.
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