#Piranga olivacea

[geopsych]

Scarlet tanagers are red enough to begin with but when you see them in that first sunrise light they look like they're lit from within.

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Scarlet Tanager

Photo: David Remsen

"Male Scarlet Tanagers seem almost too bright and exotic for northeastern woodlands. These birds are fairly common in oak forests in summer, but they often remain out of sight as they forage in the leafy upper branches. Sometimes in spring, when the Scarlet Tanagers have just arrived from their winter home in South America, a late freeze will force them out in the open as they search for insects on roadsides or in gardens."

- Audubon Field Guide

[okbirdphotos]

Scarlet Tanager (female)

Virginia, May 2024.

[cannedheet]

Birds of the 13th (is back)

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

ohhh i love them!!! when the female gathers nest material, she sings in awnser to the males song. i think that's really cute. also, the oldest Scarlet Tanager was at least 11 years and 11 months. in 1990, he was banded in Pennsylvania and found again in Texas in 2001.

[arcticsart]

Cringetober Day 4: Angel x Demon

I couldn't think of anything, but I did remember that male and female Scarlet Tanagers (Piranga olivaceae) both have vibrant colors. The colors slightly remind me of how an angel and demon are often colored in media.

I saw my first one on a trip earlier in the year and they are so beautiful!

[herpsandbirds]

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), male, family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes, eastern US

* Though it is called a tanager, this bird is in the Cardinal family, not the tanager family, Thraupidae.

Photograph by Danielle Brigida

[uwmspeccoll]

A Cardinalidae Feathursday

The Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks  (Pheucticus ludovicianus) in our neighborhood have just been chattering away this early summer. The call of the Cardinal is quite distinctive, but we often confuse the call of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak with that of the American Robin. Some say the Grosbeak sounds like a Robin that has had better music lessons, but we have a hard time telling them apart. What do you think?

Both are members of the family Cardinalidae. The only other species in that family that lives in our area (that we know of) is the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), which also sounds remarkably like a Robin, but hoarser. The images shown here are from a 1930 painting by American nature artist Walter Alois Weber reproduced in Bird Portraits in Color by the American physician and ornithologist Thomas Sadler Roberts and published by the University of Minnesota Press in the 1934. The volume includes 92 color plates by five wildlife artists illustrating 295 North American species. 

The three birds in the upper left of this plate are winter male, female, and male nestling Rose-breasted Grosbeaks; in the upper right are a fully adult breeding male and first-year breeding male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks; at bottom are adult female and male Cardinals.

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[lowcountry-gothic]

Scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) at South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson, SC. Photo by Linda Montgomery.

[swede1952]

Morning catch, 20230920

Here is a scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), female I think, on her way to South America, I'm sure. She was hanging around in an oak tree beyond my fence. This is the first time to photograph one of these, maybe I'll see a male. Who knows.

"Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly hard to find as they stay high in the forest canopy singing rich, burry songs. The yellowish-green, dark-winged females can be even harder to spot until you key in on this bird’s chick-burr call note. In fall, males trade red feathers for yellow-green and the birds take off for northern South America." - allaboutbirds.org

[euonymusatropurpureus]

Piranga olivacea

[coffeenuts]

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) by Glenn Bartley - www.glennbartley.com https://flic.kr/p/2oG5fLB

[animalclub]

Scarlet Tanager: A Vivid Emblem of North American Forests

In the vibrant tapestry of North American forests, the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) stands out as a fiery gem amidst the lush foliage. With its striking crimson plumage and melodic song, this bird has captured the fascination of birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts for generations. Let’s delve into the fascinating world of the Scarlet Tanager, exploring its habitat, behavior, significance,…

[wolfnowl]

Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Boosts Vermont Forest Diversity and Resilience

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What people don't realize is that diversity is essential to every forest. The 'non-essential' species you're removing could be providing calcium, nitrogen or other requirements, defending from overpopulations of insects...so much more... 🌳🌱🌲

[bestbackroads]

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 05/10/2023 - 05/13/2023 NY & VT US #scarlettanager #tanager #bestbackroad #bestbackroads #natgeoyourshots #natgeo100contest #natgeo #rutlandcountyvt #washingtoncountyny #whitehallny #wildphotography #naturephotography #adventurephotography #wildlifephotography — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/yGj8CEN

[petnews2day]

Maine Voices: We can love our cats and keep them from decimating the bird population

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Maine Voices: We can love our cats and keep them from decimating the bird population

On a recent annual birding trip to Monhegan Island, a friend of mine was fortunate early in the day to see a stunning male scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), an infrequent Neotropical migrant to Maine. My friend spent the rest of the day exploring the island and recording sightings of migratory and resident birds. As he […]

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[geopsych]

He was way up at the top of a very tall tree so the pictures aren’t very good but I love them so I’m posting them anyway: a male scarlet tanager, possibly our brightest-colored bird, returned from the tropics a few days ago and setting the bounds of his territory with song. Welcome back friend! I hope life here is good, you find a happy mate and you raise many new tanagers to return next year!