Western Tanager update

[Sean S]

It was last seen in the mixed pine-oak area on the Saco River side of the tracks, unfortunately we had to leave because my dog was getting overheated.  There is a trail that goes down to the river off to the left where more water frontage can be viewed, but along the trail itself is where I usually see the most birds.   Posting from my phone I neglected to mention that it did have a dark back and two light wing bars (which made me think it was a fall Baltimore Oriole at initial glance, although I quickly realized the proportions were wrong, along with the bill).  Very yellow bird with a contrasting orange-pink bill.

There was also some warbler activity there this morning, although it had subsided when we left. There were at least 20 Yellow-rumped in the trees and at 2 Tennessee along with other un-ID'd warblers in the lower vegetation (focusing more on trying to find the Tanager, so had to ignore some of them).   Ingalls Pond is an interesting habitat because the expansive scrub vegetation there is almost entirely buttonbush, with very few cattails growing anywhere.

Sean Smith