Saying A While?

I've blogged about the migrant birds that pass through and sometimes stay in our yard. Some are not so easy to categorize though. Like this one.

An American Redstart. In this case an adult male. Females replace the orange feathers with yellow ones.

The maps show that we are in the breeding range. But we only see and hear these birds sporadically throughout the season. They choose nesting sights within, not on the edges, of woodlands. And prefer large tracks of forest. Leaving our place just outside prime territory. Still, they could be nesting out in the back woods.

For now, we'll just have to enjoy their irregular visits.