![]() ![]() After the chicks have hatched, the female broods them for the first 2 days. While the female is incubating the eggs, the male brings food to her. She then lays 3 to 4 white to greenish eggs and will incubate them until they hatch 11 to 13 days later. The nest is built with twigs, strips of bark, and grass, and is lined with leaves, grass, or hair. The female builds a cup-shaped nest in dense shrubs and vines. They usually raise two broods a year, one beginning around March and the second in late May to July. Northern cardinals breed between March and September. Once he finds a female that may be interested, the male feeds the female to show that he would make a good provider for young cardinals. He will raise his crest and sway side to side while singing softly. The male tries to attract a mate by performing courtship displays that show off his crest and his bright red feathers. Northern cardinals begin forming breeding pairs in early spring. However, they often choose a different mate each breeding season. ![]() Northern cardinals are monogamous (one male mates with one female).
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