Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)

Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae Genus: Piranga Species: rubra Profile: 4 positives 1 neutral No negatives Regional... This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions: Sun Lakes, Arizona Apopka, Florida Deland, Florida Warrington, Florida Coatesville, Indiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Columbia, Missouri Conway, Missouri Bayboro, North Carolina Denton, North Carolina Hartsville, South Carolina Austin, Texas Bee Cave, Texas Houston, Texas Leakey, Texas Lufkin, Texas Walkerton, Virginia Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive MotherNature4 On Jan 3, 2009, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote: This bright red bird is fairly common in the pine forests of Wekiva Springs State Park near Apopka, Florida. In summer their call comes from very high in the trees, and he can be found perched on the highest branches. The female is seldom seen because of her coloration. Positive maureeng On Mar 2, 2009, maureeng from Hancock, MI (Zone 5a) wrote: This little guy, obviously lost, spent 3 weeks at our feeder during late April-early May of 2008. We are located at 47 degrees North latitude. Local Audubon said his appearance extremely rare for our area -- Lake Linden, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. We had visitors from 35 miles away come and visit and the weather was very cold. Positive lolalaska On Nov 16, 2009, lolalaska from Pensacola, FL wrote: I am a hobbyist beekeeper in NW Fla. I saw what I thought was a cardinal on a wire over my hives. Nope. This bird is the only solid red bird in N.A. It eats bees! The male I observed would fly to the ground, snatch a bee, toss it against the house (brick) to stun it and remove the stinger, then eat it. I looked it up thru google "What Bird?". Very interesting, don't see him very often, and not enough to hinder my bee population. A beautiful bird. Positive Suen On Apr 8, 2010, Suen from Leakey, TX wrote: The tanager has been coming to my oriole feeder for the past 2 weeks here at Leakey, TX. I notice it eating the grape jelly and pecking at the sliced orange I have on the feeder. Neutral kgerken68 On Jan 14, 2013, kgerken68 from Bee Cave, TX wrote: A female or possibly juvenile summer tanager appeared at our suet feeder in Lakeway, Texas on 1-11-2013. Our local Audubon Society has commented that she should not be here at this time of year. She is at our feeder all day each day so far

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