Date: 7/7/25 11:29 am From: Dave DeReamus <becard...> Subject: Re: Scarlet tanager actions/Koch property, Northampton County
I would agree that the bird probably found some abundant source of food and was probably going after a 'nest' of insects or grubs that it was taking advantage of. I have seen Scarlet Tanagers feeding on the ground a few times during migration when, in those cases, the temperatures were unseasonably cold and insects were staying very low to the ground.
Good birding,
Dave DeReamus
Palmer Township, Northampton County
becard -at- rcn.com
Blog: https://becard.blogspot.com
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From: "DAVID KOCH" <0000012d74227426-dmarc-request...>
To: "PABIRDS Listing Address" <PABIRDS...>
Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2025 4:34:47 PM
Subject: Scarlet tanager actions/Koch property, Northampton County
Perhaps others have seen scarlet tanagers do this but I haven't. My husband saw a scarlet tanager atop a pile of rocks (big ones taken from fields) at the edge of our back yard. He was on a tractor looking down so he took a video to show me. The tanager constantly disappeared inside the rock pile, and then it would come up again and go right back down. Obviously it must've been getting insects or grubs down there. But do they do this often? Just wondering. Other species here include juvenile re-bellied's, blue jays, and hummingbirds. I'm currently seeing a few young male hummers along with others that are either adult females or young females. The back yard late in the day has produced several great crested flycatchers,,an eastern kingbird, Baltimore and orchard orioles, a least flycatcher, an eastern wood pewee, and yellow warblers.
Arlene Koch Easton, PA Northampton County <davilene...>
