. Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Birds; Birds. Yellow-headed Blackbird Bruce Pitcher WESTERN TANAGER (Piranga ludoviciana) Amid the breathtaking beauty of the natural landscapes of Yellowstone and Grand Teton, it is most fitting that the striking western tanager should reside as one of the most common breeding birds, for it is one of the most beautiful of all birds. From a pinnacle or bough of an evergreen tree, the tanager sings its deliberate, robin-like song and on medium- height branches builds its shallow, saucer-shaped nest. The brilliant male is lemon yellow, with
. Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Birds; Birds. Yellow-headed Blackbird Bruce Pitcher WESTERN TANAGER (Piranga ludoviciana) Amid the breathtaking beauty of the natural landscapes of Yellowstone and Grand Teton, it is most fitting that the striking western tanager should reside as one of the most common breeding birds, for it is one of the most beautiful of all birds. From a pinnacle or bough of an evergreen tree, the tanager sings its deliberate, robin-like song and on medium- height branches builds its shallow, saucer-shaped nest. The brilliant male is lemon yellow, with black wings and tail and a red head. The female is dull greenish above, yellow below, with white or yellowish wingbars. Tanagers are birds of the forest canopy. They move deliberately in their incessant search for insects, which make up the main part of their diet. Western tanagers are common breeding birds in open conifers and mixed forests of the spruce-fir, lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir/aspen Evening Grosbeak Dean E. Biggins 55. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Follett, Dick; Yellowstone Library and Museum Association; United States. National Park Service. [Yellowstone National Park] : Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, in cooperation with National Park Service, U. S. Dept. of Interior
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