Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
(L 5.5" WS 9.5" Wt 0.63 oz)
Starved Rock State Park
Utica, IL
12Sept2012
Most colorful of its family
...typically is solitary except
during breeding seasons.
...typically is solitary except
during breeding seasons.
The vireo flies a little east and west,
sometimes north and south, keeping a
watchful eye on the brown-headed
cowbird about to steal its nest.
sometimes north and south, keeping a
watchful eye on the brown-headed
cowbird about to steal its nest.
(Dru Philippou)