Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanagers spend most of their time high in the leafy mid-canopy of mature deciduous forest, making them easier to hear than see, with a burry, robin-like song and a sharp chick-burr call note. Breeding males in brilliant red and black plumage stand out against summer foliage in eastern North American woodlands, though patience and binoculars pointed upward are usually required. Late spring through early summer, once trees have leafed out but before the canopy grows too dense, offers the best combination of singing activity and visibility.