Texan Summer Tanagers

Piranga rubra

No other North American bird is as completely red as the Summer Tanager. Even its relative, the Northern Cardinal has a black mask to contrast with its red cloak. These tanagers are found across the southern United States from California to Florida, and in the eastern United States, northwest to Iowa and northeast to Delaware. Western populations inhabit riparian woodlands and, at higher elevations, mesquite woodlands. During winter these birds travel as far south as the middle latitudes of South America.

This gallery is limited to the birds I’ve met in Texas. For a look at those I’ve met in Arizona and New Mexico, look <HERE>

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Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra — **Summer Tanager**
*(Piranga rubra)*

**Description:**
I must have missed the bright red male Summer Tanagers when they migrated through south Texas. Most of my encounters were with females, like this bird, or first year males. My second full day on South Padre Island, Texas was less birdy than my first day, but still I met some great birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:02 9:49

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500

**File Name:** SummerTanager_D502048-South-Padre

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Summer Tanager**
*(Piranga rubra)*

**Description:**
I must have missed the bright red male Summer Tanagers when they migrated through south Texas. Most of my encounters were with females, like this bird, or first year males. My second full day on South Padre Island, Texas was less birdy than my first day, but still I met some great birds.
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**Date Taken:** 2020:05:02 9:49

**Location:**

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500

**File Name:** SummerTanager_D502048-South-Padre

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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