National Wildlife Federation
Songbird Postcard Series 501-11
REDSTART (Setophaga ruticilla)
Of all the warblers, the handsome Redstart is perhaps the most colorful and active. He is
extremely restless and constantly hopping from branch to bronch in a never-ending search
for food. The warblers do a tremendous amount of good in the destruction of insects and it
almost seems as though the Redstart was anxious to do the most. They especially like the
thick shrubbery and low hanging branches and have little or no fear of humanity. So intent
are they in their search for food that they will dort with precision and speed at an insect
even though a person is standing directly beside the spot. They are found from Canada
through the western states to the Carolinas.
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