In our Video of the Week, sound recordist Greg Budney talks about the brilliant song of the Northern Cardinal. Both male and female cardinals sing, and they are some of the first birds to start singing in the year, bringing a blaze of color and sound to the gray days of late winter and early spring. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Northern Cardinal singing (Cardinalis cardinalis) Maine, Minnesota, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala. | BIRDS & Nature

Northern cardinal singing (Cardinalis cardinalis) Maine, Minnesota, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala. | BIRDS & Nature

Up to six Northern Cardinals flock to the Cornell Lab FeederWatch Cam at once during this evening scene in Ithaca, New York. Cardinals are easy to attract to backyard feeders throughout their range—especially when sunflower seeds are on the menu. Watch for cardinals and more LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/CornellFeeders | Bird Cams