what does it feed on?
Weed seeds, grains, and fruits.
Northern cardinal
weed seeds, grains, and fruits. It is a 
how many times a year do cardinals mate Pairs may mate for successive years, but some also 'divorce' between seasons or choose a new mate when one dies. what does it look like? The northern cardinal is a mid-sized songbird with a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face which is black in the male and gray in the female.
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Northern cardinal [SEP] Diet
The diet of the northern cardinal consists mainly (up to 90%) of weed seeds, grains, and fruits. It is a ground feeder and finds food while hopping on the ground through trees or shrubbery. It will also consume insects, including beetles, cicadas, grasshoppers, and snails; it feeds its young almost exclusively on insects. Other common items include corn (maize) and oats, sunflower seeds, the blossoms and bark of elm trees, and drinks of maple sap from holes made by sapsuckers, an example of commensalism. During the summer months it shows preference for seeds that are easily husked, but is less selective when food is scarce during winter.