We watched an Orange Variant Scarlet Tanager singing on the Rattle Snake
Lodge Trail last Tuesday the 26th. I kept trying to make it look Red but
it was Orange as an Oriole(Baltimore). I did not report it because I
didn't even know an orange color phase existed.
Very Exciting!
Thanks Vicky!
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On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 9:05 PM, csburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <
vickyburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All,
I saw today, at the Cradle of Forestry, the rare orange variant Scarlet
Tanager. I was leading a bird walk, so others saw it as well. He was the
same orange color as an oriole, or Blackburnian Warbler. There was also a
female close to him, so I assume it is a mated pair.
This bird was seen on the Forest Festival Trail, behind the Forest
Discovery Center. There are two loops...it's the longer loop that goes a
bit higher in elevation. It was at about the half way point of the longer
loop.
We got excellent looks but no photos (sadly).
Vicky Burke
