Yellow, Red & Yellow bird sighted near High Park.

Raven11:11 · **on:** June 06, 2009, 11:47:09 AM

Anyone know what this may have been? approx same size of a Robin. Thanks.

KPaw · **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2009, 11:57:04 AM

This is so amazing that you posted this! I live at the corner of Bloor and High Park and while on the phone this morning I casually turned around to look out the balcony and there, standing on our balcony railing, was a type of bird you describe. I immediately went out to get a closer look but it flew away. I didn't get a close enough look to comment but it was definitely red and yellow and very unusual for me to see such a thing on the balcony.

Julie · **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2009, 10:08:29 PM

Sorry, I don't see a photo or link....

Faltorvo · **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2009, 09:07:32 AM

Where is the red and where is the yellow? how much red and how much yellow? long tail, normal tail, short tail? crested , not crested head?

Raven11:11 · **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:02:31 PM

a friend mentioned it to me. I could not provide more info except that this bird is definitely not common in this area.

GStuart · **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2009, 09:40:12 AM

You might try showing your friend a picture of a Great Crested Flycatcher and asking "was this it?" Alternately, have a picture of Big Bird from Sesame Street.

Pat Hodgson · **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:31:22 AM

maybe it is a young male scarlet tanager - sometimes they are not completely red but have yellow patches as well