What Does a Scarlet Tanager Look Like? The 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 ...

The most famous and recognizable member of the group is the scarlet tanager. An adult male is unmistakable in summer: ...

Some may have dull red mixed in the plumage or may lack orange tones, resembling quite closely immature female scarlet tanagers. First-year male: mixture of red and greenish yellow, sometimes ...

“Gramma Annie,” he said, referencing his mom. “I remember being on a walk with her and she had heard that a scarlet tanager had been spotted in the area. Have you ever seen one?” I shook ...