Subject: [Tweeters] what's with the Western Tanagers?
Date: Wed Oct 13 12:39:01 PDT 2021
From: Dennis Paulson - dennispaulson at comcast.net

Several people have reported Western Tanagers that seemed a bit late at this latitude for a Neotropical migrant, and they should have heard the news by now that we are expecting a colder, wetter winter. However, I just had one (13 October) bathing at our pond in NE Seattle. It was a mature male in full basic (nonbreeding) plumage, with vivid black and yellow body, wings and tail, most of the yellow head feathers with brownish tips. I don't think I've ever seen this plumage in Washington before.

My latest date for them in the fall is usually before the end of September, but I once saw one on 7 October.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle