Western tanager, Roxborough Park, DougCo

[John Ealy]

This very orange Western tanager has been hanging out with about seven other tanagers in my yard the past two days. Any thoughts on why so orange? It has a yellow rump, as Westerns do, but even the wing bar is part orange, part yellow. Head has very little red in it. The bird is extremely skittish compared to the others. I don't see any hybrids online that look like it. 

Apologies for the poor photo. All I have is a Nikon Coolpix, and it ain't so cool. The pic at least shows the orange/yellow streaking on the breast. I haven't heard him vocalize, so I don't even have that field mark to go by. 

John Ealy

Roxborough Park, Douglas County, CO

[John Ealy]

Yesterday I got a better image of the tangerine-colored Western tanager that has been hanging out in our yard for four days with about 14 other WETAs.