Birders in the west are in the right area, but they may need luck to spot the flashy feathers of a western tanager ... a suitable spot to raise a family. Nest-building duties are the female ...

In mountain pine forests of the Southwest, from southern Colorado to Arizona and western Texas, a pair of tanagers—a red male and yellow female—might look like summer tanagers at first glance.

The striking black-and-yellow western tanager, with its bright red head, is one of the more characteristic summer species of western pine forests. Although brightly plumaged, it can be quite ...