Warbling Vireo - (Vireo gilvus)

Warbling Vireo photo copyright by James E. Kuhn Small songbird that migrates through the Imperial Valley to spend its winter in the tropics.

Breeding range includes higher elevations of San Diego County.

Look for a pale eyebrow, olive-gray body, and pale breast with no wing-bars.

If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html

They present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Warbling Vireo

OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:

Riparian Bird Conservation Plan: Warbling Vireo - A California Partners In Flight program displayed by the "Point Reyes Bird Observatory" Web site in Marin County.

Mike's Meadow Bird - A Bureau of Land Management Salem, Oregon, Web page on the Warbling Vireo with a close-up photo.

The following "WAV" format sound file is copyright protected by Doug Van Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of the "Sounds of Nature" Web site:

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Imperial Valley College
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