We saw two stunningly bright male scarlet tanagers on our midday walk. One was on South Hill Rec Way about 1/2 mile
east of the Juniper St. entrance (just past the former location of the gate across the trail). The second was on the west side of Water Street below the new valve building for the water plant. Both were nearly finished molting with small but differently-shaped light-colored areas toward the back of their otherwise solid scarlet breasts. The second bird was practically a yard bird for us! A "neighborhood bird." Michael Michael Engle Reference Librarian/Selector Research & Learning Services Cornell University Library -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
