It likes to stop and feed on fruiting Mulberry trees at the Imperial Valley College campus in the spring.
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Since this bird breeds in Alaska and winters
in the tropics, we only see this colorful visitor for a short while as
it heads north and south.
It likes to stop and feed on fruiting Mulberry trees at the Imperial Valley College campus in the spring. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Western Tanager
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Beautiful Bird - Impressive photo and field notes displayed by the Provincial Museum of Alberta (Canada) "Ornithology" Web page.
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyright protected by Doug Van Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of the "Sounds of Nature" Web site:
- http://naturesongs.com/weta1.wav - Western Tanager spring song
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us