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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.