Lake Characteristics. Location: On Village Creek, a tributary of the West Fork Trinity River, just north of Interstate 20 off Arkansas Lane in Arlington. Surface area: 1,939 acres. Maximum depth: 51 feet.
Furthermore, the cardinal is a sort of matchmaker. Legend states that a cardinal was befriended by a maiden. As it was flying, the bird happened upon a lonely man. The bird led the man to the woman, and when the two people met, a relationship blossomed. Cardinals symbolize luck and are associated with the number 12.
They are common visitors to bird feeders. The Symbol. Illinois schoolchildren chose the Cardinal as the state bird from a list: Cardinal 39.226 votes; Blue Bird 30,306; Meadowlark 16,237; Quail 15,843; Oriole 15,449. Six other states chose the Cardinal as their state bird: Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.