American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla

f4 @ 1/5000s, ISO:2500, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"American Redstart," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The American redstart is a New World warbler. The American redstart is a smallish warbler. It measures 11 to 14 cm (4.3 to 5.5 in) in total length and has a wingspan of 16 to 23 cm (6.3 to 9.1 in). Its length is boosted by a relatively long tail and it is one of the lightest birds in its family. The breeding males are unmistakable, jet black above apart from large orange-red patches on their wings and tails. Their breast sides are also orange, with the rest of their underparts white. In their other plumages, American redstarts display green in their upperparts, along with black central tails and grey heads. The orange patches of the breeding males are replaced by yellow in the plumages of the females and young birds.

Magee Marsh. Oregon, Ohio

05/23/2022