Scenes and clips from the Matthew West Concert, held Thursday, March 20, at Grove's First Baptist Church, Grove, Okla. Photos by Kaylea M. Hutson / Grove Sun.
Red-crested Cardinal: Native to South America, this bird has a bright red head, crest, face, chin and upper breast. The upperparts are gray with an incomplete white collar that nearly meets at the back of the neck. It has white underparts, a light gray bill and gray legs and feet. It mainly feeds on plant seeds, fruits, berries and insects.
In summer, they feed on fruits such as serviceberry, strawberry, mulberry, dogwood, and raspberries. The birdsâ name derives from their appetite for cedar berries in winter; they also eat mistletoe, madrone, juniper, mountain ash, honeysuckle, crabapple, hawthorn, and Russian olive fruits.