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American Redstart Female – First Sighting

October 22, 2017 by MoJo

American Redstart Female

The American Redstart apparently does summer here, but I've never seen one.  I'm guessing this female was simply migrating through from points north.  She stopped at the birdbath -- the source of this video -- drinking the bathwater.

It occurs to me you might be wondering whether all I do is sit and watch bird cameras to capture these "firsts".  I do display the live camera feeds on my den television -- it is more restful than the news -- and occasionally catch (real-time) images I want to capture.  Mostly, however, I take advantage of the recording devices the cameras are attached to.  The software for each camera will show a green band displayed across a 24-hour timeline.  Any motion seen by the camera will be marked on this timeline with a yellow band -- 

its length correlating to the duration of the motion.  At a glance, I can tell if there has been motion in one of the bird houses.  When it comes to the bird bath and the most-heavily used feeders -- I just click through the motion events looking for anything unique.  It is interesting how quickly I will spot a bird I have not seen before.  Figuring out what it is, however, can take a while!

Enjoy the Redstart ...

https://www.feathersandfuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Female-American-Redstart-Video.mp4

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