D4 Christmas Gift Guide, December 9, 1987 We Match All Competitors ——— | epee eeeensl _ Jace asses NOW 9 | OVERWAITEA COUPON 8 ‘See oa a Pee send et ney ee es Christmas Poinsettia Sea Haul SMOKED OYSTERS $1.18 Party Pride Potato Chips 200 G. Bag ..... MJB GROUND COFFEE avons $ 2.78 Grinds. 369 G, Pkg. .. e Campbell's TOMATO SOUP 289° Fresh Produce =") Redbird the'No. 1 pinup By CRAIG TUFTS That redbird with the big beak really has it made, With the exception of its clése southwestern cousin, the Pyrrhuloxia, its close rela- tives are called Just about everyone re- ceives its picture during the holidays. It might be the number one Christmas card pinup. And the northern cardinal, as it is called, is popular for good cardinal does reason. No other bird I know of looks so good against a freshly fallen snow. Both the male and female sing a very pleasant, simple song, often countersung (the male answers the female with a song on a slightly different pitch). And cardinals seem to prosper with the alteration of habitat that accompanies our home building efforts. Few other song birds re- ward us so richly or 80 rapidly when we scatter a few handfuls of sunflower seed onto the ground or on a height-en- The cardinal ranges throughout most of the eas- tern and central states, the entire south and much of the arid southwest. It is so popular that even those who live where. the not — Cali- fornia, the Rocky Mountain states and Pacifie Northwest — love the bird and very much want it to visit their yard. The cardinal may be the ideal suburban bird. Cardi- nals prefer dense, shrubby habitat. Provide that in your backyard wildlife habitat, within its range, and you'll keep a pair happy. ‘They nest in shrubs and viney tangles at least twice every summer. If the shrubs provide favored fruit — vib- urnums, junipers, honey- suckles, roses and dogwoods — all the better. In the winter, this bird with a very heavy, crushing bill prefers sunflower seed, Offer it close to the ground. Cardinals do not like to feed high or far from dense cover. They are invariably the last birds to leave feeders each evening. ‘These birds do have some qualities that might be con- sidered negative. They can occasionally become bullies at feeders, forcing smaller sunflower aficionados away for a brief time. And their territoriality can prove annoying. Anyone who has put up with a pair of cardinals constantly batter- ing themselves against a bedroom or kitchen window throughout the entire nest. ing season soon questions the common sense of the birds. 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