Highroad Guide to the Virginia Mountains By Deane and Garvey Winegar

Sherpa Guides > Virginia Mountains > American Redstart

American Redstart

The American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is one of the most abundant forest birds. Its success can be tied directly to its favorite habitat—second-growth forests—the kind that covers most of North America. This wood warbler requires large tracts of unfragmented woodlands, so the Deerfield Ranger District is just about perfect. With his black body, orange markings, and white belly, the mature male is easiest to spot. However, he remains a duller olive brown with yellow markings—like the female—for the first year.

[ Previous Topic | Next Topic ]

Read and add comments about this page

Reader-Contributed Links to the Virginia Mountains Book:

Published (print): 1998, Published (Web): April 2001, Revised (Web): November 2002, ISBN: 1-56352-462-7

Visit some of our other sites:
| Georgia Cancer Specialists | Dermatology Associates of Atlanta | Georgia Cancer Foundation | Lenz Marketing | Chemo Orders | Quail Hunt Georgia