Field notes, v601
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K Dixon 1951 Vireo griseus Mch 6. Resaca 1/2 mi. SW Almito, Cameron Co., Texas High fog overcast; calm. I worked along a band of timber to SW of the resaca 9:40 - 10:10 am. The timber itself consisted of ebony trees 20' + high, closely spaced and of sapling-like proportions. Other tree species collected elsewhere (# 401, # 403) also noted. Along the SW margin of this wooded strip and bordering a partial clearing of smaller bush and cactus with mesquite scattered through I noted 3 white-eyed Vireos. They were spaced along an estimated 250 yards of "edge". The individuality of their songs seemed to be consistent; I recorded them as: "chuckley - esty" rather liquid singer definitely identified "jib-whittier-tick" "tick-buzzer-ee-her" On the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge 7 mi S Alamo Hidalgo, I had recorded two songs previously : "whip-cheyu-byur-tit" "whick-fuzzy-she-bear" Mch 31. Aransas River, 5 1/2 mi. ENE Skidmore, Bee Co., Texas The white-eyed Vireo is a common bird in dense woodland along the river and in uncut mesquite in the uplands. Males sing well into mid-day. Their preference seems to be for dense growth - including blackbrush (K-D # 417 ) thickets beneath large liveoak trees.