T he scarlet tanager is a medium-sized songbird, 7 inches long with a wingspan of 11-1/2 inches. The male is unmistakable in summer—bright red with black wings and tail until fall.

TRAITS OF THE SCARLET TANAGER. Share full article. MARTHA MARTIN. May 17, 1903; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 17, 1903, Section T, Page 3 ...

It had been a long time since I last saw a breeding male scarlet tanager. Eight years, in fact. And then, wow! It was just outside the door, sipping at the bubble rock on our little patio.

Their near relative, the scarlet tanager, can also be found in Alabama during the spring and summer. But scarlet tanagers have black wings and are a deeper red than summer tanagers.

Two different views of scarlet tanagers, one of the more dramatically colored birds of the Chicago area, and a big flathead catfish for the start of the Sunday Fish of the Week lead the notes from ...

The scarlet tanager hasn't been seen in several decades. Shocked birdwatchers flocked to a peaceful cul-de-sac in Yorkshire after hearing that a rare species had been spotted by someone's home.