vireo
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A rather plain but sweet-looking species called the Philadelphia vireo wasn’t studied a single time during this 55-year period, according to the analysis.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
A River Partners analysis of the property found species including riparian woodrat, Swainson’s hawk, least Bell’s vireo, yellow warbler, sandhill crane and “an entire suite of neotropical migratory songbirds.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
The song that Gary made the recording of did sound a bit like a bird called a brown-capped vireo.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2021
PLF’s attorneys have sued on behalf of the Texas Farm Bureau to strip protections from a small bird called the black-capped vireo.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2019
The fire salamanders rushed right into the fire and pulled out of the nest the vireo children just in time before their little feathers got burnt.
From Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories by Mary Graham Bonner
"The density of migratory warblers, flycatchers, and vireos crowded into these five forests is astounding, and means that each hectare protected there safeguards a disproportionate number of birds."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
I’ve been slowly building a body of work based on my research on gray vireos and some of my experiences, and this work surely bleeds into that, whether conscious on my part or not.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
The arrival of warblers, vireos and other colorful birds last week has excited Britain’s twitching community — enthusiastic bird-watchers who will travel long distances to view new or unusual species.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
The next morning, they found two gray vireos only a few hundred yards apart: One on the Nevada side of the border, the other within Inyo County, making it eligible for entry in their book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
The vireos twitter as they carry food to their nestlings.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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