I know that Scarlet Tanagers use chick-burr as an alarm call, though
that may not be the only purpose of that call. Four hours of alarms
seems excessive, though I suppose there could've been a hawk or owl
snoozing nearby.
Last year when the Taughannock peregrines just fledged, they landed
pretty
Hi,
(1) Scarlet Tanager: for over 4 hours this afternoon, a female scarlet
tanager chick-burred continuously (at least for the 90% of the time I
was outside) 20-25 times/minute, while actively (and successfully)
feeding and resting in small trees and shrubs. A few times I thought I
might
