American Redstart in Santa Barbara County, California
American Redstart in Santa Barbara County, California .On September 8, 1957, a female American Redstart (Setoghaga rz&iUu) was seen in Cold Spring Canyon (below Mountain Drive) near the city of Santa Barbara. It was actively feeding in California live oaks and was under binocular observation for about 20 minutes. Four days later, and about one-fourth mile from the site of the first observation, a male of the same species was observed feeding in live oaks with a flock of bushtits. A male, possibly the same one seen previously, was feeding in the same locality on the morning of September 16. Although these are sight records, acquaintance with the species in the eastern and midwestern states supports our belief in the correctness of the identification. The American Redstart has not previously been recorded from Santa Barbara County (Grinnell and Miller, Pac. Coast Avif. No. 27, 1944:419).-CHARLES H. RICHARDSON and ALICE I. RICHARDSON, Santa Barbara, California, April 1,1958.
