A BLACK-HEADED RED BIRD???

A friend mentioned having seen a red bird with a black head and said it looked like a cardinal.  I have been feeding and watching birds for a long time and I have never seen such a bird.  So I turned to my trusty computer (one of my favorite things about the www) and got the info I was searching for:


We were just been visited by a bright red bird with a red/orange bill and a black head. It looks like a cardinal, about the same size, but it's definitely not--it's a brighter red, and the head is black and not crested. Do you know what it is?

Your bird is a male northern cardinal with parasite problems, which is very common among cardinals. The head feathers fall out, and the skin beneath is dark. The feathers will grow back, and the cardinal will survive. Many people are asking the same question about this strange-looking bird.

So don't miss the video below...watch a "black-headed cardinal" feed the fish!  For Real!!