NAME: RED LEADER
SPECIES: male Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
ROLE: Commanding Officer
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Shady Garden — Pompano Beach, Florida
UNIT: SGPB-26 Jungle Patrol
IDENTIFICATION: Adult female cardinal with warm tan and buff plumage, reddish crest, reddish wings and tail, and an orange-red bill.
FIELD NOTES
Green Leader serves as the intelligence officer of Jungle Patrol. She frequently arrives shortly after Red Leader and carefully observes the feeder area before moving in.
She watches the hopper, monitors activity around the garden, gathers intelligence, and still refuses to salute.
The Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is warm tan and buff, with a reddish crest, wings and tail, and an orange-red bill. Florida resident year-round.
Field Observation: XXXX Leader studies the feeder before moving in. Quiet, cautious, and aware of everything in her sector.