_Setophaga ruticilla. Case 8, Figs. 57, 58_
The female is yellow where the male is
flame-color; young males resemble the female, but
usually have more or less black on the breast. L.
5-1/2.
_Range._ Nests from Arkansas and North Carolina to
Canada; winters in the tropics.
Washington, very abundant T.V., Apl, 15-May; Aug.
19-Sept. 30; a few breed. Ossining, common S.R.,
May 1-Oct. 3. Cambridge, abundant S.R., May
5-Sept. 20. N. Ohio, common S.R., Apl. 27-Sept.
20. Glen Ellyn. not common S.R., common T.V., May
3-Oct. 5. SE. Minn., common S.R., May 2-Sept. 22.
His bright colors, graceful, aerial pirouetting, abundance, and
frequently uttered song make the Redstart the most conspicuous as well
as one of the most attractive of our woodland Warblers. So exquisite a
creature should be as widely known as are violets or daisies. The
Redstart builds its well-made nest in a crotch, usually about fifteen
feet above the ground. The 4-5 grayish white eggs, spotted and blotched
chiefly at the larger end, are laid in mid-May.