Red-eyed Vireo

Species: Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceous)
Family: Vireonidae
Date: 7.13.15

Observation:

Getting a photograph of a Red-eyed Vireo seems remarkably challenging given the fact that they can be heard singing throughout the day.  The male here was pausing to sing as it foraged in the top of one of the large tree on the north end of the lawn.  In the background you can hear a Black-capped Chickadee and one of the many annoying mosquitoes. (I apologize - the mosquito sound is very distracting)


A Fact:

The male Red-eyed Vireo sometimes sings more than 20,000 times in one day.  It is a song worth learning, because you will hear it all the time, even in the middle of the day when most birds are not singing.

Learn more at All About Birds - Red-eyed Vireo