what are the species that hunt it?
"Accipiter" hawks, shrikes, bald eagles
Northern cardinal
America, including falcons, all "Accipiter" hawks, shrikes, bald eagles, golden eagles and several owls, including long-eared owls, and eastern screech owls. 
where do cardinals live in the united states Northern cardinals are numerous across the eastern United States from the southern half of Maine to Minnesota to the Texas-Mexico border what does this bird sound like? The songs of the two sexes of the northern cardinal, although not distinguishable by the human ear, are sexually dimorphic.
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Northern cardinal [SEP] Predators
Northern cardinals are preyed upon by a wide variety of predators native to North America, including falcons, all "Accipiter" hawks, shrikes, bald eagles, golden eagles and several owls, including long-eared owls, and eastern screech owls. Predators of chicks and eggs include milk snakes, coluber constrictors, blue jays, crows, eastern gray squirrels, fox squirrels, eastern chipmunks, and domestic cats.