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American Redstart male
Setophaga ruticilla
Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida
Fall migration is in full swing as small songbirds use our backyard to rest and feed. This one is perched on a Gumbo Limbo tree (Bursera simaruba).
The genus name Setophaga is from Ancient Greek ses, "moth", and phagos, "eating", and the specific ruticilla is New Latin for "redstart" from Latin rutilus, "red", and New Latin cilla, "tail".[3] "Redstart" refres to the male's red tail, "start" being an old word for tail. -- Wiki
This series is from my last of three trips to Point Pelee during the 2017 spring migration. I was lucky enough to see several species I hadn't seen before (including Wilson's Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher). It's really a magical place to be at that time of year for anyone interested in nature, not just hard-core birders. We are lucky in southern Ontario that the Great Lakes provide us with such a wonderful geographic feature that funnels the birds through a few small areas where we can observe them in relatively large numbers. Especially those birds like some warbler species that spend much of the rest of the summer in the north, high in the canopy.
A warbler afternoon. Tiny, fast-moving birds, so I broke out the legacy 350mm f 2.8 Zuiko (all manual, stopped down using the depth of field preview lever).
Another Warbler in my effort to capture as many as I can in Emily Murphy Park here in Edmonton.
Emily Murphy Park, Edmonton. August 26, 2008.
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Lugar de Observacion/ Taken: Reserva Ecologica Aguita Dulce (READ).
Photographed 24 September 2022, Morning Flight,
Gooseberry Neck, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Second spring male. Muskegon County, Michigan, USA.
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Alternate plumaged male. Mackinac County, Michigan, USA.
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A lively warbler that hops among tree branches in search of insects, the male American Redstart is coal-black with vivid orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. True to its Halloween-themed color scheme, the redstart seems to startle its prey out of the foliage by flashing its strikingly patterned tail and wing feathers. Females and immature males have more subdued yellow “flash patterns” on a gray background. These sweet-singing warblers nest in open woodlands across much of North America. Size & Shape
A medium-sized warbler with a relatively wide, flat bill and fairly long, expressive tail. In flight it has a deep chest, slim belly, and long, somewhat club-shaped tail.
Color Pattern
Adult male American Redstarts are mostly black with bright orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. The belly is white. Females and immature males replace the orange with yellow or yellow-orange. They have gray head and underparts, with olive back and wings and dark-gray tail.
Behavior
American Redstarts are incredibly active insectivores that seem never to stand still. They rapidly spread their cocked tails, exposing the orange or yellow in a quick flash, which often startles insect prey into flushing, whereupon the redstart darts after it, attempting to catch it in the air.
Habitat
American Redstarts breed in open wooded habitats, particularly those dominated by deciduous trees. In migration, the species can be found in nearly any treed habitats. Its tropical winter habitat is in woodlands and open forest at lower and middle elevations. Photo by JPM Lamontagne
Alternate plumaged male. Mackinac County, Michigan, USA.
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This American Redstart was in the brush and scrub trees along the Genesee River in rural Allegheny County, Western New York. I was about a mile out of the village of Houghton when I spied a very old looking bridge. I tracked it down and while taking pictures of it (an old lattice bridge) this active American Redstart caught my attention.
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The American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is a New World warbler. It is unrelated to the Old World redstarts. It derives its name from the male's red tail, start being an old word for tail. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Redstart
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A lively warbler that hops among tree branches in search of insects, the male American Redstart is coal-black with vivid orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. True to its Halloween-themed color scheme, the redstart seems to startle its prey out of the foliage by flashing its strikingly patterned tail and wing feathers. Females and immature males have more subdued yellow “flash patterns” on a gray background. These sweet-singing warblers nest in open woodlands across much of North America. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_redstart/id
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Lugar de Observacion/ Taken: Reserva Ecologica Aguita Dulce (READ).
American Redstart, Aspen, Pitkin Co., CO; the species is fairly rare in montane Colorado and this bird represents the only county report in eBird; photographed by Sanford Sorkin
During the 2009 National Geographic BioBlitz, my sister Kate and I went out bird banding at Miller Woods.
This juvenile American Redstart hung out on my finger for a couple minutes before she flew off.