This is my first post, so for starters, thanks for having such a great community resource here. I'm looking for help identifying a bird. I've lived in Kentucky and Tennessee for 35 years but I have never seen it before.
Working in my treehouse in southern Nashville yesterday, I saw a beautiful bird perched upright on a limb near ground-level. It was what I would call medium-sized, maybe 6" from beak to tail, though I saw from 50 feet away. It had black wings (I only saw them folded, not in flight). Its breast and underbelly were a rich bright yellow fading up to a head of sunset orange. I didn't hear its call.
Looking through my Audubon field guide to North American birds, only the Western tanager or maybe the Altamira Oriole resemble this bird. However, their ranges are nowhere near Nashville. Any ideas? Thanks.
Working in my treehouse in southern Nashville yesterday, I saw a beautiful bird perched upright on a limb near ground-level. It was what I would call medium-sized, maybe 6" from beak to tail, though I saw from 50 feet away. It had black wings (I only saw them folded, not in flight). Its breast and underbelly were a rich bright yellow fading up to a head of sunset orange. I didn't hear its call.
Looking through my Audubon field guide to North American birds, only the Western tanager or maybe the Altamira Oriole resemble this bird. However, their ranges are nowhere near Nashville. Any ideas? Thanks.