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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
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BirdsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Northern Cardinal in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cardinalidae
Genus
Cardinalis
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (4)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • Recorded, season not shown (32)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Northern Cardinal by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ashtabula County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Athens County118 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County178 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clermont County68 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County561 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County91 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County80 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield County32 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County578 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County154 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County400 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County111 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County92 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County169 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County228 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery County133 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County78 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County186 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County1,055 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County59 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 92 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 92 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Northern Cardinal in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Northern CardinalYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1021193
Jan 11–1721115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–311159
Feb 1–743101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–212284
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–711114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2132258
Mar 22–2821139
Mar 29 – Apr 432228
Apr 5–1132376
Apr 12–1832561
Apr 19–2544560
Apr 26 – May 2521,122
May 3–942824
May 10–1664793
May 17–2353901
May 24–3011886
May 31 – Jun 600771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20321,124
Jun 21–2722954
Jun 28 – Jul 400770
Jul 5–1111973
Jul 12–1832957
Jul 19–25111,240
Jul 26 – Aug 111912
Aug 2–863907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2200768
Aug 23–2911788
Aug 30 – Sep 542959
Sep 6–1211907
Sep 13–1922817
Sep 20–2611745
Sep 27 – Oct 311508
Oct 4–1011597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3121297
Nov 1–732278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2111121
Nov 22–2811100
Nov 29 – Dec 522118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1922224
Dec 20–2611187
Dec 27 – Jan 210208

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 7,657 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 7,657 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Northern Cardinal in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Northern CardinalYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10188106,211
Jan 11–1718895,146
Jan 18–24175104,645
Jan 25–31146104,698
Feb 1–7134106,023
Feb 8–14147105,888
Feb 15–2114495,436
Feb 22–28145106,846
Mar 1–7170108,321
Mar 8–141741010,384
Mar 15–211531012,620
Mar 22–28146913,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41531019,661
Apr 5–112141026,860
Apr 12–183301039,925
Apr 19–253421041,623
Apr 26 – May 24051056,391
May 3–93861052,952
May 10–163201053,785
May 17–232641057,698
May 24–301731054,651
May 31 – Jun 6142953,099
Jun 7–1394953,700
Jun 14–20105956,625
Jun 21–27118955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4108958,477
Jul 5–11107961,336
Jul 12–18931064,722
Jul 19–251131069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11091059,416
Aug 2–81051059,712
Aug 9–15941055,994
Aug 16–2279954,328
Aug 23–29791051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51011057,167
Sep 6–12731059,075
Sep 13–1983854,543
Sep 20–26107945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 383943,180
Oct 4–10871037,841
Oct 11–1775930,824
Oct 18–2478921,156
Oct 25–3171819,021
Nov 1–7631014,172
Nov 8–1481912,621
Nov 15–2112197,965
Nov 22–28107108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116106,083
Dec 6–1210096,004
Dec 13–19108105,423
Dec 20–26135105,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2225108,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Summer Tanager Piranga rubraOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus200 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius174 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus152 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea100 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed64%49%
Forest25%31%
Farmland6%11%
Wetland4%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 3,363 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalisCommon Cardinalsubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Northern Cardinal's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

7,657 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.