Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
The Western Tanager’s breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woods across western North America from the Mexico-U.S. border as far north as southern Alaska. These birds spend winters in Mexico.

Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Female. Agua Tibia region of Palomar Mountain (North Slope). San Diego County's northern border, California. |
Date Taken: 2008:07:20 10:57 |
Location:
Agua Tibia |
Camera Information: |
File Name: jcd8476WesternTanager |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:31 8:50 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7737WesternTanager |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: At The Waterhole. Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:31 7:21 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7682WesternTanager |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:30 18:03 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7629WesternTanager |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Male at Hot Springs Mountain. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:07:15 19:30 |
Location:
San Ignacio |
Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A3G15a36-WesternTanager |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Male at Hot Springs Mountain. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:07:12 9:43 |
Location:
Hot Springs Mountain |
Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A3G12c28-WesternTanager |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Male at Hot Springs Mountain. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:07:12 19:30 |
Location:
San Ignacio |
Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A3G12c27-WesternTanager |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Possibly migrating through the Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 15:09 |
Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD9336-WesternTanager |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Female in Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:05:04 18:16 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X1907-WesternTanager-Female |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Female with prey at Boulder Creek Crossing, Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 12:05 |
Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD5338WesternTanager.Female |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Along the road to Applegate Lake from Jacksonville, Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:10 10:36 |
Location:
Applegate Valley |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X9666-WesternTanager-Female |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Along the road to Applegate Lake from Jacksonville, Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:10 10:33 |
Location:
Applegate Valley |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X9590-WesternTanager-Female |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Along the road to Applegate Lake from Jacksonville, Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:10 10:31 |
Location:
Applegate Valley |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X9569-WesternTanager-Female |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Where the pines meet grasslands Along Highway 140 east of Lakeview Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:04 15:02 |
Location:
Highway 140 |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X8435-WesternTanager |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Where the pines meet grasslands Along Highway 140 east of Lakeview Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:04 14:58 |
Location:
Highway 140 |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X8427-WesternTanager |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Poway, Cailifornia. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:10 18:08 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4697-WesternTanager |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 12:11 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X4259-WesternTanager |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:05:04 18:26 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2002-WesternTanager |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 12:12 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X4262-WesternTanager |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Lower Rock Creek between Lake Crowley and Round Valley in the Eastern Sierras. Mono County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:07 10:32 |
Location:
Lower Rock Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: WesternTanager_D5X7957 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Seen along the Inyo Craters Trail near Mammoth California. Mono County in the Eastern Sierra Nevadas. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:08 14:37 |
Location:
Inyo Craters |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: WesternTanager_D5X8135 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2018:05:10 18:14 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternTanager_D504219-Poway |
© 2018 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: 2018 Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2018:05:10 18:12 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternTanager_D504179-Poway |
© 2018 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2018:05:10 18:12 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternTanager_D504175-Poway |
© 2018 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 12:17 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X5170-WesternTanager |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 7:29 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X8292-WesternTanager |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: Milk Ranch Road, near Cuyamaca Mountain. South of Julian, California. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:15 11:54 |
Location:
Cuyamaca |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X9825-WesternTanager |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:12 13:27 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 |
File Name: D3X9009-WesternTanager |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |

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