Payout "Name the Bird Contest!" (Episode 5)

How well do you know the most common birds living in the Eastern USA and the East of Canada?

Read through the text below and pick the correct bird. The included photo may give you a good clue as well.

Markings : Bright red, including bill; crested; black face; female - similar but light brown; only bill, tip of crest, wings and tail red.
Habitat : Edge of woods, swampy thickets, hedgerows, gardens.
Seasons : All seasons
Range : Florida and Gulf of Mexico north to Great Lakes and central parts of Minnesota and Maine
Extra characteristic : Frequent feeder.

The answer is the Northern Cardinal bird.