If the Rose-breasted
grosbeak took voice lessons Bill Walton asserts that the Tanager must have
laryngitis. A harsher series of “cheers” and “cheerios” than the Robin the
tanager does sound like a raspy Robin.
To find tanagers forget
the song entirely and learn the give away, tow-noted call that sounds like a
harsh “chuck-burrr” or “chip-burrrr”. This is the secret to finding tanagers.
