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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: feathered on May 11, 2011, 05:06:43 PM

Title: Orange Scarlet Tanager
Post by: feathered on May 11, 2011, 05:06:43 PM

From Colonel Sam's bowl today at 2:30 PM.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/5711371000_8b845b3e3b_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/osteopteryx/5711371000/)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/5711369178_538c937f59.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/osteopteryx/5711369178/) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/5710817859_13daefec15.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/osteopteryx/5710817859/)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/5710813689_d2d7dd1050.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/osteopteryx/5710813689/)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/5710837857_88534e2fb4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/osteopteryx/5710837857/)

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 11, 2011, 06:15:07 PM

that's really cool!

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Post by: Brian Bailey on May 12, 2011, 10:06:30 AM

Cool bird!  I met people who had just seen it yesterday evening and read about it on ONTBIRDS.

I tend to agree with Alan Wormington's suggestion that it's a Scarlet Tanager affected by xanthochromism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthochromism) rather than any type of hybrid.  I've seen Rose Breasted Grosbeaks with bright yellow where the red should be (a few years ago).

BB

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Post by: Rob'in'To on May 12, 2011, 10:09:55 PM

Great bird to see.

We heard of some at Pelee on our last day, with some Indigo Buntings, but never saw them.