Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Buntings, and Allies
Seasons in KC area based on information from "The Sibley Guide to Birds" (2000) and "Birds of Kansas" (2011)
Summer Tanager male Summer Tanager female 6_19_2011
male
Summer Tanager
- KC area April to September
female
Scarlet Tanager Blue-gray Tanager
Scarlet Tanager - KC area May to September
Blue-gray Tanager (Costa Rica) - not in KC area
Rose-breasted Grosbeak male Rose-breasted Grosbeak female
male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- KC area in spring & fall migration
female
Cardinal male 10_2011 Cardinal female 11_6_2011
male
Northern Cardinal
- KC area year-round
female
Pyrrhuloxia male 1_11_2012 Pyrrhuloxia female 1_8_2012
male
Pyrrhuloxia (southwest)
- not in KC area
female
Indigo Bunting male Indigo Bunting female
male
Indigo Bunting
- KC area May to October
female
Indigo Bunting courtship Dickcissel
Indigo Bunting courtship
Dickcissel - KC area May to September
Painted Bunting Painted Bunting clinton lake
Painted Bunting - uncommon in KC area
Painted Bunting - summer at Clinton Lake, Lawrence, Ks.
Blue Grosbeak SEllis 10_9_2011  
Blue Grosbeak - KC area May - September (uncommon)
Photo by Sarah Ellis
Page added 6/10/2011