Bird ID

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Anybody know what this bird is?

 

[Rack Daniels]

Oreole.

Google lens’d it lol

 

[grizzly_]

Western Tanager

They often get more red on their head, but not always. You can see a little bit in your third pic

 

[grizzly_]

Here are a few more pics showing head variations

 

[OntarioHunter]

Where did you see this bird?

 

[OntarioHunter]

Western Tanager

They often get more red on their head, but not always. You can see a little bit in your third pic

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My vote too. Definitely not any of the North American oriole species.

 

[R.K.]

Came here to say western tanager, but it’s already been covered. Cool little birds, love seeing them.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Where did you see this bird?

Spotted him coming off a job in Tarkio, MT.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Western Tanager

They often get more red on their head, but not always. You can see a little bit in your third pic

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It actually had pretty good coloring on his head I just couldn't get it to show in any pics. Little booger wouldn't sit still long enough for me to change phone camera settings.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Oreole.

Google lens’d it lol

My first thought was some sort of oreole species when I saw it, but it was definitely a western tanager.

 

[SilentBirdHunter]

When in the field, I used the Merlin app on my phone.
It can ID calls or songs of birds in North America.
I often use Merlin to decide whether I should sit and wait because a species I want to photograph is calling.

 

[hank4elk]

Western Tanager .
Young male.
One of my favorites when they visit and nest.