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Scarlet Tanager at Lake Park in Milwaukee County Wisconsin on May 17, 2025

By admin | May 19, 2025 - 8:49 pm |May 19, 2025 Bird Categories, Thrushes

At this time of year it is all about warblers but when you run into a Scarlet Tanager it take precedence as they are so stunning beautiful! A Scarlet Tanager was present while I was at there at Lake Park and it gave great views. It hung around about a 50 foot circle going back and forth from being on the ground to about a height of 5 foot catching small insects. It did this while I was there for about 15 minutes. It was always on the move and then just flew out of sight. The colors of the Scarlet Tanager are unbelievable to say the least as you can tell by the images below. It was a partly sunny day with mild temps around 50 and light winds. Images were taken on May 17, 2025.

The Scarlet Tanager…

The Scarlet Tanager looking for it’s next insect…

Looking for the next insect…

Going to the next insect…

So beautiful…

Scarlet Tanager at the Fox River Sanctuary in Waukesha Wisconsin on May 13, 2023

By admin | May 13, 2023 - 9:23 pm |May 13, 2023 Piranga Tanagers and Allies

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My first birding stop of the day was the Fox River Sanctuary in Waukesha to see how the warbler action was. There were a few warblers present but they were all high up feeding. A flash of brilliant red caught my eyes, it was a male Scarlet Tanager. It was high in the tree tops when I found it. After a couple minutes of watching it, flew down to the river and perched on a tree branch that fell in the river. It sang for about 2 minutes in front of me at eye level and then flew back up in a big oak to do some more feeding. It was beautiful! It was a cloudy morning with low winds and mild temps around 60 degrees. Images were taken on May 13, 2023.