ML618378335
Contributor
Zachary Vaughan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Frick Park
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Unknown age, Female - 1
- Behaviors
- Nest building
Media notes
Gathering nesting materials ( dead plant husk, spider web
Observation details
Was looking for a Northern Parula when I noticed some movement very close to ground. A beautiful female Scarlet tanager was collecting nesting materials. Grabbed a section of a dead plant husk and flew up into the canopy. That was cool I thought. Walked to the Deer exclosure area and upon return I saw her again. She was hopping between shrubs about 10 feet from the trail. A mountain bike went by and she could of cared less. I followed her for about 2 minutes before she found what she was looking for, a rather large spider web. She began gather as much as she could, before flying directly past me. Pictures show female gathering dead plant husk and spider web for nesting material.
Technical information
- Original file size
- 15.35 MB