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American Redstart
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| Length: |
5
inches |
Song: |
zeet-zeet-zeet-zeeach |
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Wingspan: |
8
inches |
Behavior: |
Tame, conspicious, sings often |
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Weight: |
0.3
ounces |
Breeding: |
Monogamous, solitary nester |
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Habitat: |
lakes rivers and vicinity,
sandpits, mudflats, ponds |
Population: |
Common to fairly common in wet
deciduous |
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Migration: |
migratory |
Feeders: |
insects, caterpillars, spiders,
berries, fruit and seeds |
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Appearance: |
Female: Thin white
supercilium and eye ring, whitish underparts from chin to tip of
undertail coverts, yellow patches on sides, wings and tail and grayish
olive upperparts.
Male: Juvenile males look like females but with an orange wash
on the sides. The male’ tail can either be orange and black or yellow
and dusky olivegray |
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Interesting Facts:
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The woodland inhabitant is one
of the most common warblers nesting in North America. |
Compiled by Amanda, Middletown
Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America Smithsonian Handbook
By Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos with permission
from National Fish and Wildlife Service –
http://images.fws.gov
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