Comments on: Baby Cardinals

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:12:44 +0000

We too had a nest with two babies in our backyard. Babies were doing awesome with mom and dad both feeding. We had a heavy rainstorm and high winds last night. We are devastated to have found them both dead underneath the nest. The poor parents keep coming back and calling for them with food. It is heartbreaking to see.

By: J.Harrison

J.Harrison — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:36:28 +0000

We found a nest in our front yard yews, right outside my daughter’s window. 3 babies (eyes not open), one unhatched egg. Father and mother were close at hand. But the next day there was a HEAVY rainstorm, and the day after, nest was empty. I couldn’t find anything under the nest or in the bush. Weird thing, assuming predators got them, is that the nest was still in perfect shape. We have skunks in the area, haven’t seen raccoons for over a year, and nobody around here has outdoor cats. We have had crows recovering too, after being wiped out by the bird flu year. We still see cardinals in our yard and in the neighborhood, but it would have been neat to see that little family grow up!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:40:54 +0000

This is the 2nd year that a cardinal nest has formed in the same spot as last year. it is right outside my bathroom window. They are about to fledge now and it so amazing to watch them. I hope they are back next year since this is their second time around. Also just wondering if anyone thinks they may be the same birds from last year? Just wondering if they will come back for several years to come

By: human protector

human protector — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:05:14 +0000

Earlier this year had cardinal try to have baby. They only had one egg but it didn’t hatch. They built another nest right above the old one and tried again. This time I saw three eggs. At the time I noticed two brown spotted egg and one like the other one that didn’t hatch (black spotted) Didn’t think much about it at the time, until the baby hatched. When I finally went to look at the baby, I was shocked at how big it was. Did some investigating and found out it was not a baby cardinal at all. Poor mom and dad cardnial were raising a brown cow bird. I tired chasing it away but it was no use. Poor dad kept feeding it. Mom didn’t care about it, she was busy building another nest. This time she is smarter. This time I think she pushed out a brown spotted egg(another cow bird). I found it broken on the rocks below the bush. Now mom and dad have four baby birds to feed. Today I spent all afternoon chasing away two big female brown cow birds. They are eyeing up the poor little ones, cause they are always chirping. They are loud! only at 3 days old I can hear them when I walk by the bush. Now that they are getting louder the dogs can hear too and are beginning to investigate. Should I be worried about the cow birds? I hate those things.

By: Christina Ott

Christina Ott — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:42:30 +0000

We’ve got a cardinal nest just outside our kitchen window. It’s in a lilac tree. Noticed the mother sitting on nest on May 28th and on June 7th saw mother and father coming and going feeding the 3 little chicks. We’ve been keeping the bright kitchen light out because we don’t want to scare the parents away. How long will it be before they can fly? Last winter we had six pairs of cardinals in our yard. I managed to get all six males on one picture. Really neat! Hope these little ones make it.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:00:51 +0000

Where do I find the answer to all these questions?

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:02:29 +0000

I have a cardinal nest with now 2 eggs in it. I see the parents near but rarely in the nest. Shouldn’t they be sitting in the nest more?

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:10:26 +0000

I have a mother cardinal with 3 eggs in her nest, 2 have hatched, hoping the other hatches any day…look forward to see her feed them.

By: Tanga

Tanga — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:16:26 +0000

I am sick. We just found a female cardinal dead under our bird feeder. I am sure a cat killed her. I have seen the cardinal on the ground many times. I wish people had to keep their cats in like we have to keep our dogs in. People that have cats in town are inconsiderate of their neighbors. That cardinal had been here for 3 years.

By: peggy

peggy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:09:52 +0000

I love cardinals I have a lot in my back yard but have never found a nest I think there was one in a large bush beside my driveway. The eggs were white with red specks on them. Could they be cardinal eggs?