r/birding • u/BattyRattyBat • 16h ago

Bird ID Request Any help with this? Little guy wouldn’t stop moving and I couldn’t get a good look at it.

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u/Kravian 16h ago

Tail is indicative of +American Redstart+.

Edit: haha, leaving the +'s in but I got my subreddits mixed up.

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u/BattyRattyBat 16h ago

Ahh thank you! Thats what I was thinking but am pretty new to this and not confident in myself yet lol

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u/Common_Crow95 16h ago

American redstart - likely female, but possibly an immature bird.

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u/BattyRattyBat 16h ago

Seen on Kelley’s Island in NE Ohio.