I have been a bird watcher/listener since 13 when I joined the Nova Scotia Bird Watching Society.
Something happened about 6 years ago that has again perked my interest. That beautiful Red bird has taken permanent residence (summer and winter) in my back yard. In fact I now see many before they take off to some other area.
There is something however that has been puzzling me. When I hear the low sort of chirp it makes I always look in the wrong direction. In fact it takes me a spell before I can locate it. This morning I opened the back door and heard him and immediately looked on the ground where he was feeding. However his chirp was in the opposite direction. The question I guess is......Have any of you experienced this with Cardinals? Can they throw their voice? Or in more technical terms, are they ventriloquist?

Beer (adrien)