Vireo olivaceus ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: VIREONIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© John McKean
One of the most common birds of the Eastern forests, the Red-eyed Vireo is heard far more than it is seen. It sings continuously from the forest canopy from dawn to dusk. The vireo's song is a series of phrases interspaced with short pauses, like the song of an American Robin broken into pieces.
Song: a broken series of slurred notes. Each phrase usually ends in either a downslur or an upswing, as if the bird asks a question, then answers it, over and over. Call: a catbird-like "myaah."