Western Tanager // Piranga ludoviciana // Score: 8 // Rarity: 2 (Uncommon) // Conservation Status: Least Concern // eBird Sightings: 647,517 // eBird Photos: 29,506 // Continental Spread: 5 // Zooms: 1 // Story: After I broke down in Alpine I was able to get a ton of computer work done. (minting and planning posts and such) After I got all the way caught up, I went for a walk and hit up a couple galleries. One of the galleries was owned by a family. The daughter and I were both bird nerds and artists. We also both graduated from CCU with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science. She sent me a DM on IG of a nice park in town that had a lot of birds. I immediately went. Over the course of a few days I was able to knock 6 species off the list, and I saw another 5 lifers. This was minted at frama, a coffee shop in Marfa, TX. (The sister shop of the one I was at in Alpine) 5/15/22, 7:53 AM