On 4 November 1973 a Painted Redstart (Setophaga picta) was discovered at about 0900 by Brian Kautesk in Ambleside Park, West Vancouver, just north of Vancouver, British Columbia. During the course of the day, the bird was also seen by Wayne C. Weber and a number of other local observers including Kelly E. Allies, Wilson F. Allies, Bruce A. Macdonald, Roy W. Phillips, G. Allen Poynter, Helen Poynter, Edward C. Sing, and Wendy J. Weber. At least three of the observers (Allen Poynter and the authors) made detailed notes on the bird in the field, upon which the description below is based, but no photographs could be obtained. Although the area was searched intensively by birders during the next week, the redstart could not be found on subsequent dates.