The couple posted a few snapshots of the rare bird online, causing a stir. Michigan Audubon Conservation Manager Chad Machinski said that the yellow northern cardinal spotting was rare ...

Just before Christmas, two backyard birders in Michigan were in for the ultimate surprise–a yellow Northern Cardinal. Arlene and John McDaniel spotted the incredibly rare bird in their backyard ...

BATH TOWNSHIP, MI – A yellow northern cardinal is a rare thing and Michigan’s got one. Michiganders Arlene and John McDaniel have been backyard birders for nearly four decades and just before ...

While previous sightings of these birds have garnered the phrase, “one in a million,” there is no solid data on just how rare these canary-colored cardinals are in the wild.