A male western tanager is a flashy bird with a bright yellow body, red head ... These birds are choosy about nesting sites, so they won’t stay for the summer unless you live close to forest ...

The striking black-and-yellow western tanager, with its bright red head, is one of the more characteristic summer species of western pine forests. Although brightly plumaged, it can be quite ...

mixture of red and greenish yellow, sometimes blotchy, sometimes with entirely red head and breast. First-winter female: can lack all mustard tones and look very similar to a scarlet tanager.