Thursday, January 14, 2010
I saw a bright red bird with black wings- what kind of bird could it be?
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You most likely saw a beautiful male Scarlet Tanager. These medium-sized American birds tend to build their homes across eastern North America from May to October, when they migrate south. Tanagers have a unique song, with some similarities to cardinals and robins.
If you want to see another Scarlet Tanager, making a second-story bird feeder will work best since they prefer heights. Fill feeders with their favorite foods, such as chopped coconuts and fruits. While adult Tanagers may visit your feeder alone at first, to eat and gather food for their young in a nest nearby, the baby tanagers usually start to accompany the adults when they get a little older.
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Bird Identification
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