Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: summer tanager

  • Garden Birds – Summer Tanager

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    The summer red bird arrives sometimes in the latter part of April, and all through the summer his scarlet form enlivens and presents a beautiful contrast to the green foliage. ~J.W.P. Smithwick, The Birds of Bertie County, NC, In The Wisconsin Naturalist (a monthly magazine), 1890 The tanagers are back! I wonder if Northern Cardinals Read more…