Did you know that summer tanagers remove stingers from bees by rubbing them on trees before eating them?
Summer Tanagers
at
a Glance
Key Features:
Male summer tanagers are red. Females are yellow.
Least Concern - Population Stable
Habitat:
Open forests, gardens, and parks
nesting habits:
Summer tanagers make their nests out of grass in trees.
seasons scarlet tanagers are active in our area:
Spring, summer
Diet:
Fruits, insects, spiders
hunting Behavior:
Summer tanagers forage in treetops.
commonly confused with:
male northern cardinals
Male scarlet tanagers are often confused with male northern cardinals due to both of them being bright red birds.
Scarlet tanagers forage in treetops, while northern cardinals will forage on the ground and in shrubbery.