That’s how Environmental Defense Fund ecologist David Wolfe described his thrilling encounter with endangered black-capped vireos on Kerry Russell’s ranch in central Texas this spring. Once fearing restrictions, ranchers now protect ...
Perhaps the "best" catch of the day was this Philadelphia Vireo. We have been having an ongoing conversation about fall vireos. This bird was the first individual that we are confident calling a Philadelphia Vireo. ...
Bluebirds, warblers and vireos appreciate a steady supply of mealworms. Peanut butter and summer suits also appeal to tanagers and woodpeckers as well as chickadees, nuthatches and others. The regular winter visitors such as jays, ...
Another common species this day was Red-eyed Vireos. On the way out to the southend beach, there were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Jason Carter who works at Laura Walker State Park was on the ramble he took the picture of the gnatcatcher as ...
Bewick’s Wren and Warbling Vireos were deep in the foliage. Ducks were skittish, having jyust arrived after flying through hunting territory. The this obliging Green Heron settled onto a pond at North Mountain Park and proceeded to hunt ...
Note the longer bill, paler throat, and paler lores on our Warbling Vireo. These, and a few other subtle visual cues, can help separate the species in the field. With the bird in hand, we were able to take measurements that confirmed ...
Warblers and vireos are among the most difficult songbirds to photograph. Not only do they prefer foraging for insects among the leaves high up in the treetops, they almost never sit still. In constant motion, these birds flit from ...
That’s CCI’s Austin-based ecologist David Wolfe describing eight pairs of federally endangered black-capped vireos nesting this spring on four Texas ranches enrolled in a Safe Harbor program that encourages landowners to restore vireo...
Otherwise, given the relative paucity of Warblers, there were a surprising number of Red-eyed vireos just about everywhere. Even more surprising than that were the two Philly Vireos in the hedgerows at Hidden Valley. ...
the bird started favoring the trees next to the pond on the southeast side of bridge, I got better views, and realized I had been watching not one, but two, exceedingly active Philadelphia vireos, making it a double lifer, I guess. ...