Warbling Vireo Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Some birds you identify based on a bold plumage pattern, a unique bill, or a unique body structure and shape. Some birds you identify because they lack any of those characteristics. Warbling vireos definitely fall into the latter category, as they present themselves as a small songbird without any bold plumage features. That doesn't mean they can't be darned photogenic! My favorite photo shows a pair of Warbling Vireos feeding on the fruits of an Eastern Red Cedar (juniper) tree. It's from Newton Hills State Park in September of 2014.

Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus


Warbling Vireo 1	Warbling Vireo 2	Warbling Vireo 3	Warbling Vireo 4
May 30th, 2005	May 30th, 2005	May 27th, 2005	May 30th, 2005
Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Lake Thompson, South Dakota
Scruffy looking bird singing from an open perch on a sunny day	Vireo perched in a maple tree	Vireo singing from the forest canopy	Bold Warbling Vireo clinging to small branch

Warbling Vireo 5	Warbling Vireo 6	Warbling Vireo 7	Warbling Vireo 8
May 30th, 2005	May 26th, 2011	May 26th, 2011	September 2nd, 2012
Lake Thompson, South Dakota	*Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota***	*Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota***	Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Vertical of a bird in shaded tree canopy	Profile of vireo in sunshine, perched on branch	Shy vireo peeking out from a small tree	Actively foraging vireo in forest undergrowth

Warbling Vireo 9	Warbling Vireo 10	Warbling Vireo 11	Warbling Vireo 12
September 5th, 2011	September 5th, 2011	September 5th, 2011	September 14th, 2014
Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota
Profile of a vireo perched in a small tree	Warbling Vireo peeking out from behind the foliage of a tree	Warbling Vireo foraging in canopy of a small tree	Vireo perched in eastern red cedar (juniper) tree

Warbling Vireo 13	Warbling Vireo 14	Warbling Vireo 15
September 14th, 2014	May 24th, 2020	September 13th, 2020
Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	*Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota***	Lake Vermillion, South Dakota
Pair of vireos feeding on fruit ("berries") of eastern red cedar (juniper)	Vertical of Warbling Vireo in shady tree canopy	Warbling vireo giving what evidently is a typical pose (se photo at left!)