article thumbnail

What is a Cardinal?

10,000 Birds

In all of North America, only one avian species serves as both the beloved mascot of seven states as well as the totem to two professional sports teams (and an infinity of amateur ones!) However, in their migrations from Chicago to St. However, Cardinalis phoeniceus is a South American species.

St. Louis 196
article thumbnail

Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

He pointed out that Illinois had been sadly neglected up to this point, so Redgannet made a special visit to Chicago to redress this oversight. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Yellow-billed Cacique – Amblycercus holosericeus.

2018 113