The Painted Redstart is one of the most dazzling wood-warblers, with brilliant crimson breast, jet-black back and head, and large white wing patches. It fans its tail and droops its wings while foraging — a behavior called 'flash-foraging' that may startle insects into revealing themselves. It is found in mountain oak-pine forests near the Mexican border.
Best time to see a Painted Redstart
The best time to see a Painted Redstart is April–August, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 2,992 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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