Date: 9/15/25 7:36 am From: Zac Denning via groups.io <zdenning1...> Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Scarlet Tanager at Arboretum
Hopefully, others will look for this bird today. I’m tied up with work
today and leave for work travel starting Wednesday. Yesterday’s checklist:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S273435988
Zac Denning
On Sun, Sep 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM Zac Denning <zdenning1...> wrote:
> This morning at 10:15 AM, I saw an apparent first year / female type
> Scarlet Tanager at the arboretum. Completely blackish-olive wings with no
> wingbars. Brief but good look despite the poor photo. Seen in maples immediately
> S of Zellerbach garden between SE Asia path and Camelia Walk, above a
> stream. 4-5 WETAs plus assorted warblers were bathing / hanging around
> also. The apparent SCTA had been hanging around the uppermost water
> feature at about (37.7681885, -122.4720159).
>
> Absolutely the world’s worst photo:
>
> A lot of WETAs were feeding on a bush with dangling magenta flowers &
> fruit in the next clearing S of the previous spot (along the cloud forest
> path below MLK drive). See photos below. This might be a good place to
> check. Roughly at (37.7678514, -122.4721410). Best viewed from (correction)
> SE Asia path.
>
> We tried to find it for about 30 to 40 minutes, but then had to leave.
> It’s very noisy & crowded now with piano performances throughout the
> arboretum. Morning (7-10am) would probably be the best time to search.
>
> Zac Denning
>
