Orange Scarlet Tanager
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Orange Scarlet Tanager

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feathered

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on: May 11, 2011, 05:06:43 PM
From Colonel Sam's bowl today at 2:30 PM.







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Reply #1 on: May 11, 2011, 06:15:07 PM
that's really cool!
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Reply #2 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 rather than any type of hybrid.  I've seen Rose Breasted Grosbeaks with bright yellow where the red should be (a few years ago).

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Reply #3 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.
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