THE CREAGRUS CALIFORNIA LIST
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all photos & text by Don Roberson
all photos taken in California
NORTHERN CARDINAL Cardinalis cardinalis
I've seen a couple males but have yet to photograph one in the State.


The NORTHERN CARDINAL is a very scarce & local resident along the Colorado River. The entire native state population of the Arizona race superba is likely less than a dozen pairs. There is a small introduced population in El Monte LA of the eastern nominate race (I have seen these), and escapes from captivity are occasionally encountered. These are my personal Northern Cardinal records:

4/27/75     Earp SBE     male
4/30/77     Earp SBE     male
See the family page for county abbreviations. All photos & text © 2001 Don Roberson; all rights reserved.
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