Summary
Nothing excites birders like the month of May. Spring migration peaks. New birds arrive almost every day. Colorful warblers and tanagers monopolize the attention, but several groups of less spectacular birds are equally interesting. A red-eyed vireo, for example, is a drab treetop dweller, but its return is just as notable as that of a hooded warbler. So over the next few weeks, I'll introduce some birds that often escape the spotlight.
The vireos are one such group. At a glance, they resemble warblers, but vireos are duller, heavier, and have a stouter bill. The tip of the bill is even slightly hooked for subduing struggling insect prey. For photos and recordings of vireos listed, visit www.allaboutbirds .org/guide/search and search "vireo."See the full content of this document
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The Wild Side: ; Some Birds Easier to Hear Than See
Another common trait is that vireos suspend their nests from the forks of small branches or twigs. But it's not a hanging basket like an oriole's nest; it's simply a su...
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