Mr. Yellow, a cardinal with a rare genetic mutation spotted in central Alabama in 2018 and 2019, sits watch over two baby birds that are possibly his offspring. Jeremy Black Photography ...

Mr. Yellow, a cardinal with a rare genetic mutation spotted in central Alabama in 2018 and 2019, sits watch over two baby birds that are possibly his offspring. Jeremy Black Photography ...

He hopes any bird watchers who beat the less than one-in-million chance and see a yellow cardinal in person simply enjoy it: "Many bird watchers like me have spent a lifetime look at birds and ...

The rare, yellow northern cardinal, which she nicknamed “Sunny,” quickly became a national sensation. Workman last saw the bird with a genetic color mutation in December 2020.

As it turns out, a one-in-a-million yellow cardinal had decided to make himself at home at the Currys’ bird feeders in rural Rushville, a quiet farm community 200 miles southwest of Chicago.

Only three yellow cardinal sightings are reported a year, making the bird's appearance a rare "one in a million" finding, Hill added. The mutation is analogous to albinism found in humans, Hill said.

Birds. Add Topic. Extremely rare yellow cardinal, 'Sunny,' spotted in Florida, brings nationwide sightings to 12. Max Chesnes. Treasure Coast ...

A yellow cardinal, which is thought to occur because of a rare one in a million mutation, rests on a branch in a wooded area on the University of Florida campus, in Gainesville, March 4, 2022.

She said the yellow cardinal raised her interest in birds, and her parents love to bird-watch. Though her kids weren't as thrilled about seeing the bird, Curry said, "he's definitely part of our ...

Bird watchers have been observing a rare one-in-a-million yellow cardinal in a wooded teaching area at the UF campus in Gainesville.

This rare yellow northern cardinal in mid-Michigan is a different species (Cardinalis cardinalis) than the also rare yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata), a South American bird in the tanager ...

Arlene and John McDaniel spotted this yellow cardinal in their backyard on December 23, 2024. CREDIT: Linda Vail. Both musicians, John says they named the bird Donovan in homage to the folk musician.