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Red-eyed Vireo
| Color: |
White |
| Size: |
6" |
| Season: |
Summer |
| Description: |
Small, gray-green, with a gray cap and pale yellow sides. The white eyebrow over a red iris is notable. Also note the lack of wing bars. |
| Voice: |
Short, whistled monotonous phrases with short pauses in between - here I am, where are you, over here.
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| Habitat: |
Hardwood and mixed hardwood-pine forests with a dense undergrowth. Where pines dominate, prefers riparian areas where hardwood trees are most likely to be found. |
| Interesting Fact: |
The Red-eyed Vireo is one of the most abundant forest birds in the state, though it is heard more often than seen because it prefers to sit still while singing. |
| Scientific name: |
Vireo olivaceus |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Vireonidae |
Adult Ben Meadors |
Adult, note the red eye Toby Chu |
Nest with vireo and cowbird chicks Chris Bohinski |
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