A rare Western Tanager and other New York City birds in late autumn

A Western Tanager — generally unexpected anywhere east of Colorad0 — is visiting downtown Manhattan, and it’s the first of its kind seen here since the spring of 2008. The bird is hanging out at City Hall Park, a historic site between Tribeca and the Brooklyn Bridge, and there, high in the sunlit treetops, bird silently flitted, fed, and preened its feathers on this bright, chilly morning as I and many others watched. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1000/1*tTyXpRdZvcoPWgT2SGubSw.jpeg" style="height:667px; width:1000px" /> Female and immature Western Tanagers show yellowish wingbars and bright orange bills, among the more obvious features differentiating them from our eastern Scarlet Tanagers. Both features are visible here: <a href="https://medium.com/@RealDJRinger/a-rare-western-tanager-and-other-new-york-city-birds-in-late-autumn-3624e82abd8b">Click Here</a>