I, too, have a male cardinal taking care of at least one juvenile and
possibly two (or maybe that's his mate?) at our feeders in Charlotte.  The
young one has been putting up quite a ruckus at meal times for the last
two weeks or so.  It's been great to watch.  The gold finches, who make
frequent visits to the feeders are really starting to molt.  We've had a
number of young purple or house finches as well, some of whom are still
asking to be fed.  Feeder activity has really picked up in the last 2-3
weeks.

Holly F. Hungerford
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