It is always a treat especially when a beautiful bird makes his appearance. This is what happened on July 17 at Box Canyon Park.

I always think of my birding friend, Barbara Boland, who always referred to the Western Tanager, as a “See Me” bird.

“Look,” she said, “that bird wants to be seen as though he knows he is handsome.”

He’s a beautiful bird with red on his head, a yellow body and black on his back, wings and tail.

The female in color is mostly green yellow below, gra...