| Common Name | Summer Tanager |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Piranga rubra |
| Type of Report | Rare Species |
| Date of Observation | 04/26/2022 |
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| Number Observed | 1 |
| Reporting Observer's Name | Renzo Silva |
| Mailing Address | 187 Highland Terrace South Burlington, Vermont 05403 United States Map It |
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| Date Completed | 04/26/2022 |
| Names & Emails of Other Contributing Observers | Meghan Butler - |
| Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 44.431 |
| Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | -73.155 |
| Place Name | Highland Terrace Wooded Area |
| Township | Chittenden |
| County | USA |
| Vermont eBird Checklist URL | ebird.org |
| Time of Day | 12:18 PM |
| Length of Time Observed | 20 minutes |
| Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 50 |
| Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 5 |
| Noteworthy Weather Conditions | Cloudy |
| Optical Equipment Used for Observation | Nikon D3500 with a 300mm lens |
| Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species | Meghan recognized it was a Tanager from the beginning - after some research and Merlin image ID we figured out it was a Summer Tanager. |
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| Description of Habitat | He was coming to our bird feeders - particularly the one with peanuts. There were several other birds around such as American Goldfinches and Chickadee's, he did not seem to mind them and would often fly into the niger seed feeder to scare the Goldfinches. |
| Behaviors Observed | He was quite fidgety - whenever I went outside he would fly away as soon as my shutter made a sound. |
| Description of Vocalizations | He made a chirp - similar to the red wing blackbird but clearly recognizable from it. |
| Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation | The bird was attempting to pull peanuts from a peanut feeder - unsuccessfully. He also flew to the niger seed feeder and had some of those. |
| Relative Size & Shape | It was medium size - about the size of Cardinal |
| Head | He had a bit of tufted head with deep black eyes, and some yellow on the back of the head. |
| Feet & Bill | The beak was mostly straight, heavy looking and a pale yellow in color. |
| Upper Back | Red |
| Lower Back & Rump | Red turning green - makes it look like gray. |
| Wings | Mostly green with a bit of yellow. |
| Breast, Belly, Flanks, Under Tail Coverts | The belly was mostly red with yellow markings. The flanks were also yellow. |
| Tail | The tail was greenish - turning into red. |
| IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different? | As noted earlier we knew it was a Tanager but had to do some research to determine which kind it was. Since we shared our discovery on ebird - many other birders determined our identification was correct. |
| Other Notes & Comments | There were several other birders here - they determined it was a juvenile male. |
| This report was written from notes taken: | Immediately After |
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