Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Live from the dock
Active 103 minutes across 10 days since June 2026. Last heard on September 7.
In our recordsHear the call
When you'll hear it
Most often heard in the evening, 5 to 8 p.m. Quiet overnight.
Minutes active by hour, as a table
| 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | NOON | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Minutes active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Across the year
Present from late-June through September. First heard this year on June 30.
Dock records
- First heard
- June 30, 2026
- Busiest day
- 37 minutes on July 1, 2026
- Earliest call
- 6:27 a.m.
- Days detected
- 10 of 162 days monitored
Common questions
What time of day do you hear a Scarlet Tanager at Watts Bar Lake?
Most often heard in the evening, 5 to 8 p.m. Quiet overnight. These are the hours the dock microphones detect the Scarlet Tanager most often.
What time of year is the Scarlet Tanager at Watts Bar Lake?
Present from late-June through September. First heard this year on June 30. That window is when the Scarlet Tanager has been audible from the Watts Bar Lake dock.
Has the Scarlet Tanager been heard at Watts Bar Lake?
Yes. Active 103 minutes across 10 days since June 2026. Last heard on September 7.
About the bird
The scarlet tanager is a medium-sized American songbird. Until 2009, it was placed in the tanager family, but it and other members of its genus have since been classified as belonging to the cardinal family.
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