Kathy Ludwig Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 This is my first posting so please forgive any errors. I saw this bird at my feeder in Central Iowa and am unable to identify it. I've never seen one before and cannot find it in my bird book. We had heavy thunderstorms last night and I'm wondering if the little guy got blown off course. Hoping someone out there can help. Sorry for the poor picture quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Welcome to Whatbird! Wait for the experts but I think it may be a Tanager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryBillHope Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Tanager is correct. This is a molting male Summer Tanager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, IvoryBillHope said: Tanager is correct. This is a molting male Summer Tanager. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy Ludwig Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thanks to all for your help. I have summer tanagers but have never seen one in this stage of molt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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