[Photo: Guy Monty (Nov 23)]
--Any comments on whether it is of western or eastern origin?
Nov 19-25: A female-type SUMMER TANAGER has been recently photographed at an undisclosed location near Parksville, BC. It has been visiting a suet feeder. At this time, the homeowners would prefer to keep their address private. UPDATE (Nov 25): The bird has not been seen since the morning of Nov 25.
I believe this is the *3rd record all-time for BC (the first 2 both coming from 2009--1 in May near Blue River, and 1 in summer near Golden).
The orange cast to the plumage with a few red blotches, along with the shorter tail and bill point to it being an eastern bird.
ReplyDeleteThanks Guy--Any thoughts on the age/sex?
ReplyDeleteI think it's an adult female. A juvenile male would have more red, even in it's first winter.
ReplyDeleteThe bird was seen for 2 minutes on November 25 at 8:15 am from the friendly elderly ladies backyard next door. The owner had removed the feeders and it looked around for the suet and departed southward from the direction it came. I believe it spends time in the fruit-bearing trees behind the large Tudor-style home at the corner of Columbia and Admiral Tyron.
ReplyDeleteThe bird was back today (28 November 2011) at app. 15:20. It was in the tall pine one house east of the original address.
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