Identification - This attractive bird is slightly smaller than a robin. The male, in breeding season, is our only scarlet bird with black wings and tail. It has a pale bill.
Morsels - A pair of Scarlet Tanagers will feed in the same territory and yet not compete for food with one another because the female will tend to feed higher in the tree and do more hawking for insects than male. During courtship, the male will spread his wings and display his back to the female as he hops about on a low perch. She watches from a perch above him. The female selects the nest site and incubates up to five eggs.
