Daily sightings during the month of May. Elusive; close proximity opportunities are rare. My original sighting during hip replacement recovery in May of 2006, inspired my initial interest in the birds. It was over a year before I finally achieved a clean photo shot of the Western Tanager.


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Western Tanager - June 12, 2007
Western Tanager - June 12, 2007

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Western Tanager - June 12, 2007
Western Tanager - June 12, 2007

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Western Tanager - June 12, 2007
Western Tanager - June 12, 2007

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Western Tanager Range Map

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana  L 7¼" (18 cm)


Reference: p. 392 ~ The National Geographic Society Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Fourth Edition - 2002 - National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
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