Backyard birders Arlene and John McDaniel told MLive.com that just before Christmas they noticed a yellow northern cardinal ...

An incredibly rare yellow cardinal has been spotted around Shelby ... the trip just for the chance to catch a glimpse of it. The bird, which appears totally normal aside from it’s bold coloring ...

Rare yellow cardinals with defects in the production of red coloration are sometimes seen in the wild. Credit Geoffrey E. Hill (red cardinal) and Jim McCormac (yellow cardinal) ...