Blue-headed Vireo Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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Tennessee, May 30, 1994Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Complex song
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New York, May 24, 1996Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
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New York, June 15, 1980Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library
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New Hampshire, May 26, 2011Recorded by Andrew Spencer
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New Hampshire, May 26, 2011Recorded by Andrew Spencer
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New York, July 03, 2005Recorded by Michael Andersen | Macaulay Library

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Songs

The male sings a querulous song that can be rendered as teeyay, tayah, taweeto, teeaytoay, toowip (or “hear me, see me, hear I am”). The song is similar to several other large vireo songs, but a bit slower than Red-eyed, with each phrase separated by a second or so.

Calls

Fast, repeated scolding and alarm calls vary in intensity and duration but are the most frequent (and distinctive) vocalizations heard from migrants and wintering birds. By keying in on these calls, birders can often discover a mixed flock of birds. Vireos and other birds sometimes respond to imitations of this scolding call. Breeding Blue-headed Vireos also produce a remarkable variety of short calls as well as shrieks, trills, and a nasal nyaa.