Spent a couple of days at Lesser Slave Lake in northern Alberta last weekend. It rained a lot making photography difficult. However, I spotted this warbler in the rain, thinking maybe a female American Redstart, but doesn't look quite right. Any thoughts?
This looks like a 1st summer male American Redstart to me, I've only seen the males & females as adults though. Hopefully some one will be able to confirm my ID.
Gary, I agree with Mia and Cindy that this is a 2nd calendar year (1st summer) male. The immature males show an orange tint to the yellow flanks that females don't.
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3 repliesThis looks like a 1st summer male American Redstart to me, I've only seen the males & females as adults though. Hopefully some one will be able to confirm my ID.