Even if you haven’t slipped down the birding rabbit hole that befalls many 30-somethings — yes, it’s coming for you too, Zoomers — you probably know what a cardinal looks like. It’s red, it’s got a thick beak, and there’s some black plumage in there, too. If you’ve seen a cardinal-looking bird that’s not bright red, you’ve likely spotted a female or juvenile, both of which are drab compared to their adult male counterparts.
But when Coral Springs resident Dyane Oliva spotted a cardinal-shaped “little yellow blob” in the grass while weeding in her backyard on Sunday, October 19, she knew something was off.
“I was like, ‘Oh, weird, must be an oriole,” she tells New Times, adding she’s used to interesting sightings during migration season at her home near Wiles Road and the Sawgrass Expressway. But she’d never seen anything like this…