The blood-red body of the male scarlet tanager, starkly offset by jet-black wings and tail ... so inclined a good look at the large white bird. Blue jay numbers have rebounded in many spots ...

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Bright orange-red head, yellow body, black ... a bright blue, while the tail is purple, and it has a large red beak and legs, combined with a white throat ...