[texbirds] Re: RFI--Is a breeding plumaged male Scarlet Tanager possible on Oct 31 in Harris County?
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- To: John Berner <jcazberner@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 14:33:25 -0600
Pyle 1997 lists the fall adult molt as July-Sept. Consider Vermilion Flycatcher
as a possible explanation for reports of red adult male Scarlet Tanagers in
late fall/winter.
Mary Gustafson
Mission Texas
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> On Nov 2, 2014, at 2:24 PM, "Berner Family" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> (Redacted sender "jcazberner@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) wrote:
>
> Am reading a written report of a male scarlet tanager still in full breeding
> plumage on Halloween in Harris County.
> Is this possible--or mistaken ID? Has anyone seen breeding plumage male
> scarlet tanagers this late in SE Texas?Do male scarlet tanagers ever migrate
> while still in breeding plumage?
> Cornell Lab has the following"In fall, males trade red feathers for
> yellow-green and the birds take off for northern South America." and "The
> male Scarlet Tanager undergoes a complete molt in the late summer/fall that
> results in a greenish bird with black wings."
>
> Molt in North American Birds By Steve N. G. HowellÂ
> says on page 225 (in the Tanagers section),
> "Preformative and prebasic molts occur on the breeding grounds, prior to
> migration, Â except for some Western Tanagers that molt at staging sites on
> their way South,
> This link to "Ornithology" by Frank Gill  indicates July/August as typical
> time for pre-basic molt for first year male scarlet tanagers but doesn't
> indicate exactly when adult male scarlet tanagers undergo pre-basic molt.
> http://books.google.com/books?id=zM0tG5ApO0UC&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=what+month+where+do+male+scarlet+tanagers+molt+to+yellow+feathers&source=bl&ots=T0nKQF-Hkl&sig=BjO4W-7RFbJE19erRI9Q2z3va0o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xodWVIa1Mo-gyASqlYLYBw&ved
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> CgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=what%20month%20where%20do%20male%20scarlet%20tanagers%20molt%20to%20yellow%20feathers&fúlse
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> Interested in your experiences. ThanksJohn BernerHouston
> The Berners
> John, Cathy, Abby and Zach
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