When the leaves are gone and brown and a chill is in the air like today, Cardinals certainly do brighten our spirits. They’re a wonderful 
year-round resident that readily comes to feeders across our Loudoun landscape. You’ve no doubt heard them too with their familiar calls which…according to field guides, and indeed I agree in this case… sound kind of like “pichew, pichew” or “woit woit woit”.
Try your knowledge of their behaviors in our Colorful Cardinal crossword and get some hints and tips for the answers by reading our article on Cardinals from the Habitat Herald.
More puzzles on Loudoun wildlife and nature can be found on our Library page. Coming soon….wordsearch puzzles.