Tag: Summer Tanager

Breeding Habits, Nestling Development, andVocalizations in the Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Science Article 3 abstract A pair of Summer Tanagers (Piranga rubra) nested near Zebulon, WakeCounty, N.C., in the spring of 1983. Nest contents were examined almost daily from 21May, the first day of incubation, through fledging of the young on 12 June. ELOISE F. POTTER, The Chat, 1985 Download article download […]

Time Of Departure by Summer Tanagers (Piranga rubra) from a Stopover Site Following Spring Trans-Gulf Migration

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Science Article 1 abstract Nocturnal passerine migration typically commences within an hour of sunset and the bulk of migrants depart before the end of nautical twilight. FRANK R. MOORE AND DAVID A. ASORN, The Auk 113(4):949-952, 1996 Download article download full text (pdf)

AN OBSERVATION OF A SUMMER TANAGER ATTEMPTING TO EAT AN ANOLIS LIZARD

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Science Article 2 abstract A Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) was observed attempting to eat an anole (Anolis carolinensis) at a migratory stopover site. The event may reflect the importance ofbehavioral plasticity during migration, but might also be the result of a simple stimulus response mechanism. DANIEL FROEHLICH, J. Field Ornithol., 66(4):501-502, […]