To become a CMCA, a candidate must successfully complete a 16-hour course and pass the National Certification Examination. In addition, CMCA applicants must have a certain number of âpointsâ which can be obtained through attending CAI and other industry events, serving on a CAI â Illinois Committee, and participating on other levels.
in: Potoo. The potoos (POH-too) are a family, Nyctibiidae of Strisorean birds related to the nightjars, Oilbird, frogmouths and the swifts, hummingbirds and owlet-nightjars. The seven extant species of potoos all belong to the genus Nyctibius (NIC-tih-BYE-us).
The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). The Northern Cardinal is the official Bird of the Deep South Region. Despite its name, the Northern Cardinal is a bird that originated in the Southeast. In the last one hundred years, it has expanded it's territory north and northwest of the Mississippi River.The Northern in its name refers to it being a bird of the northern hemisphere. The common and familiar Northern Cardinal is a bird whose range has expanded northward in the last 100 years.Originally a bird of the Southeast, the Northern Cardinalâs range expanded north and northwest along the Mississippi River and its tributaries.he common and familiar Northern Cardinal is a bird whose range has expanded northward in the last 100 years.