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Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
41.9286, -87.6375
Field Notes
Description:
From allaboutbirds.org:
Male Description
Breeding (Alternate) plumage: Bright red all over; variable in hue and can be somewhat orange. Black tail and wings. Whitish bill. Dark eye. Gray legs.
Nonbreeding (Basic) plumage: Bright olive-green body. Black wings and tail. During molts in spring and fall, shows mixed red and olive green in body feathers.
Clearly, this guy is showing his breeding plumage. :)
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