The female summer tanager is still visiting the feeders at Hugh Morgan’s house here in Knoxville. It was there for the local Christmas Bird Count and has remained despite cold weather and a couple of snowfalls. Here’s his latest communiqué.
Sometimes the tanager sits in a hemlock tree and watches the suet. When a woodpecker goes to the suet the tanager will go to the ground beneath the feeder and eat the pieces of suet that the woodpecker drops or knocks to the ground.
The tanager also likes little tomatoes.
Back when a few inches of snow was on the ground I threw some small grape size tomatoes on the snow thinking the birds might like them.
They were not touched for a couple of weeks. Now the tanager is eating them.
Yesterday I put a slice of mango in the yard but she has not been to it.”
Hugh has also observed the tanager eating berries off the holly bush in his back yard. Maybe the holly bush also helps keep her in the area.
Heather Crawley was also able to send a couple more photos (at the top and bottom of this post) of the bird that’s been around for weeks.
They were not touched for a couple of weeks. Now the tanager is eating them.
Yesterday I put a slice of mango in the yard but she has not been to it.”
Hugh has also observed the tanager eating berries off the holly bush in his back yard. Maybe the holly bush also helps keep her in the area.
Heather Crawley was also able to send a couple more photos (at the top and bottom of this post) of the bird that’s been around for weeks.
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