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Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Description:

Red and pretty. Also has some black tail feathers. I am not good at describing birds.

Habitat:

Forest. Chilling in a maple tree.

Notes:

I saw it in the same area every so often, had to compete with it to get my insects. This is a breeding bird in Ohio during the summer, when the males develop this red plumage. It lives in the forest canopy and prefers the forest interior. Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.

3 Comments

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

After looking around at different resources, it looks like a scarlet tanager to me. Thanks everyone!

maybe a scarlet tanager??

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Scarlet tanager?

Latimeria
Spotted by
Latimeria

Ohio, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2011
Submitted on Dec 16, 2011

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