- Summer tanagers are beautiful red birds that can be seen infrequently from April through October. The species is especially fond of oaks.
- This bird, on rare occasions, has crossed the Atlantic and been seen in Europe.
- The nests of summer tanagers are so thin, that eggs can be seen through their threadbare walls.
- Summer tanagers eat bees and wasps. After catching the insects, they rub the insects against tree bark to remove their stingers.