As summer draws to a close and fall takes over, this post will start a short series of photos that I took over the summer, but never got around to publishing. I photographed this male American Redstart in my block of the CT Breeding Bird Atlas. Click here for more information on the CT Breeding Bird Atlas.
The American redstart is a dynamic-looking little bird with black and orange plumage. While the Baltimore oriole is predominately orange with black and white, the redstart is mostly black with orange markings on its sides, wings and outer tail edges. The redstart, of course, is also much smaller than an oriole. Redstarts are common throughout New England in brushy areas near woods. You’ll probably hear its high-pitched, rather non-musical song before seeing the handsome bird. Females and young redstarts are similarly patterned to males, but gray and yellow instead of black and orange.
Here’s the female …
Photo by Chris Bosak
An American redstart sings from a perch in New England in spring 2017.
It’s warbler season (despite the below-normal New England temperatures) so I may as well post a few photos of these little birds …
Hopefully there will be more to come.
Photo by Chris BosakA chestnut-sided warbler sings from a perch in New England in the spring of 2017.
