White-eyed Vireo
| A White-eyed Vireo showing off its white eyes and colorful forehead. |
Description
The White-eyed Vireo is more often heard than seen. It has a gray head with yellow on its face and underside. You'll notice a yellow underside and face with an olive-colored back and white wing bars.
Personal stats
First observation
| 📆 |
2/04/2018 |
| 📍 |
San Antonio, TX |
Captured media details
| Male |
Female |
Unknown |
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| 📸 | ✔️ | ||
| 🎙️ | ✔️ |
Experiences & anecdotes
8/7/2021 - This was the day that the White-eyed Vireo finally cooperated for a blurry, mediocre photo.
3/11/2023 - Because this bird is very vocal and shy, it is a great target to record. It makes a chk-vireo-chk sound that sounds like no other bird I hear. Its song is conspicuous and easy to pick out from the cacophony of the forest.
Captured media
Photographs
| The first time the Vireo decided to make a quick appearance. I was able to snap this quick, but blurry photo of it. |
| This photo attempt was much better with ideal lighting. You can really see the white eyes. |
Audio recordings
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- The White-eyed Vireo in this clip sounds extremely agitated with its rapid calls that went on and on.
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- Listen to the distinct call of the White-eyed Vireo. Chk Vireo Chk!
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- This bird calls without the final chk. Halfway through the clip is switches its song to an even more complicated version.
From my blogs
- Birding at Medina River in San Antonio
- Birding at Crescent Bend Nature Park
- Leading a bird walk at Pearsall Park with Bexar Audubon Society
- Birding in Boerne
- Practicing as a birding guide at Pearsall Park
- Tanagers & Parulas at Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne, Texas
- Painted Buntings and Nesting Scissor-tailed Flycatchers
- Recording and photographing birds at the same time
- Finding a Yellow-billed Cuckoo while birding at Pearsall Park