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American Redstart (male)

Setophaga ruticilla

Photo by Jacob Gorneau
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I was transported to the tropics upon seeing this bird! What a beautiful flame of life after a long winter and cold early spring.

Habitat:

Mixed coniferous/deciduous woodland with shrubs and some small creeks.

Notes:

Lifer!

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Comments (10)
Jacob Gorneau
Thank you so much, Fyn! I hope they arrive in Maine quickly!
Fyn Kynd
Nice! They should be here soon.
Jacob Gorneau
Sounds like a lovely day, Kathleen, especially the Western Tanager!!
KathleenMcEachern
Yes, it is so nice when the breeding birds return from the tropics! We have Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager and Yellow-rumped Warblers singing today here! I love Spring!
AshleyT
Congrats on the lifer, I've only seen one of these myself! Great photo too :)

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PublishedMay 4, 2014

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