Date: 10/13/24 7:41 pm
From: Anita Huffman (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...>
Subject: Re: Blue headed vireo singing yesterday
They sing here during migration.
Anita Huffman
Rugby, VA
Grayson County

On 10/13/24 12:28, Ruth Grissom wrote:
> I was hiking on the Uwharrie Trail yesterday around noon and heard a blue headed vireo singing. I’m a dilettante birder so perhaps this is far more common than I know, but it struck me as unusual for a migrant to sing in the fall, especially in an area where it’s unlikely to breed.
>
> I will add that when I first heard it, I thought it might be a red eyed vireo because they are in general such persistent singers, but Merlin suggested blue headed and that seemed truer to what I was hearing.
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> I’d appreciate any thoughts y’all might have. Always appreciate the opportunity to learn.
>
> Many thanks,
> Ruth Ann
> Uwharrie National Forest
>
> Sent from my iPhone

 
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