Age-specific differences in habitat selection by the American Redstart

The American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is unusual among parulids becausemales retain immature plumage until after the first breeding season. On the basisof this character, age-specific differences in habitat occupation have been reported(Ficken and Ficken 1967, Wilson Bull. 79: 188). In 1969 I sampled some redstarthabitats near Pellston, Michigan. The age-specific differences I found in the habitats were not the same preferences the Fickens noted. The present report may be a useful step toward describing the habitats redstarts use across their entire range as a species

HENRY F. HOWE, The AUK, 91, 161-162