RIDGELY — The Northern Cardinal is not the only red bird in our area. While it may be the easiest red bird to see, it is not the flashiest red bird in our area. The Scarlet Tanager with its brilliant ...

The tanagers are one of the most beautiful groups of birds in the world. When you head to Latin America, various species of tanagers are high on every birder’s wish list. A lot of them are both ...

What Does a Scarlet Tanager Look Like? The scarlet tanager is a medium-sized songbird, 7 inches long with a wingspan of 11-1/2 inches. The male is unmistakable in summer—bright red with black wings ...

In late April and early May, once the oaks, the maples, the poplars begin spreading out new green leaves to create a concealing woodland canopy, a familiar song can be heard from the treetops. Upon ...

The offspring of a rose-breasted grosbeak and a scarlet tanager is the "first-ever documented hybrid of its kind." The new hybrid songbird, affectionately called the "tanabeak," was found in the ...

For birders across the United States, it’s a rite of spring: heading out to woodlands and waterways to track down a favorite warbler, vireo, tanager or other bird, many of them migratory. We asked ...

Despite brilliant plumage, male Scarlet Tanagers can be difficult to locate in their preferred habitat among the dense leaves of the woodland canopy. By the way I am giving a PowerPoint presentation ...