Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus 
Vireo family (Vireonidae)

Medium-sized vireo, 4 ¾” long. Greenish-gray back, whitish underneath, whitish eyebrow.

Habitat:
Deciduous forest.

Nesting:
Cup-like nest is suspended from a branch of a deciduous tree, 20 to 90 feet above the ground. Eggs are white with brown spots. Clutch size – 3 to 4 eggs.

Voice:

Song is a series of long melodious warbling phrases separated by short pauses. 

Name Origin:

Vireo, Latin, viridos for “green”; gilvus, Latin for “yellowish”.

In the Nature Park:
Neotropical migrant. Warbling Vireos are common in the riparian forests along the Creekside Trail.

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