The red-eyed vireo sings almost continuously during the daylight, uttering as many as 40 different vocalizations in a single hour. The small birds survive on insect larvae, which they find under dead leaves or in the crevices of tree bark.

The White-eyed Vireo inhabit moist deciduous thickets, hedgerows and wood margins. This Vireo has bright yellow sides and is the only vireo with a white iris in the eye. Its song is 5-7 loud notes slurred together, with an emphatic chip at the begining and end.

Call

The Solitary Vireo likes to live in harwood-coniferous forests. It has a prominent blue-gray head, white eye-ring spectacles, white throat and white wingbars. The Solitary Vireo's song consists of slow, slurred, Robin-like phrases that are suggestive of the Red-eyed Vireos song.

"Red-Eyed Vireo," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 96 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1997

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