The Summer Tanager (Emberizidae: Thraupinae: Piranga rubra) is a Neotropical migrant Emberizid finch in the Tanager Subfamily. Adult males are completely red, while females and first year males (photo below) are greenish yellow. Second-year males exhibit various combinations of adult and juvenile feathers (top two photos above).

Although Summer Tanagers are uncommon at Hilton Pond Center, they are much more likely between 1 July and the end of fall migration (see table below). Females with brood patches have been caught in spring and early summer, implying local breeding.

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