Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: cosmo3667 on October 06, 2015, 10:42:00 PM

Title: Looking to ID this Vireo
Post by: cosmo3667 on October 06, 2015, 10:42:00 PM

Spotted down at Rosetta eating some small berries.

(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/arvopi/Mystery%20Vireo%20%203_zpsav1d5gwq.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/arvopi/media/Mystery%20Vireo%20%203_zpsav1d5gwq.jpg.html)

(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/arvopi/Mystery%20Vireo%20%201_zpscaroicvl.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/arvopi/media/Mystery%20Vireo%20%201_zpscaroicvl.jpg.html)

(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/arvopi/Mystery%20Vireo%20%202_zpsfn8dfta1.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/arvopi/media/Mystery%20Vireo%20%202_zpsfn8dfta1.jpg.html)

(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/arvopi/Blue%20Headed%20Viero%20%201_zps8q5agcyg.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/arvopi/media/Blue%20Headed%20Viero%20%201_zps8q5agcyg.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Looking to ID this Vireo
Post by: thouc on October 07, 2015, 12:20:09 AM

Red-eyed.

Title: Re: Looking to ID this Vireo
Post by: cosmo3667 on October 07, 2015, 12:23:35 AM

Quote from: "thouc"

Red-eyed.

Thanks its what I suspected but just never could see the red eye even with binoculars maybe it was the lighting, thanks as per usual

Title: Re: Looking to ID this Vireo
Post by: Kris Ito on October 07, 2015, 06:46:18 AM

Just like some hawks we know, the eyes won't turn red until they are mature! The young ones will have brown eyes until the end of their first winter.  -kris  :)

Title: Re: Looking to ID this Vireo
Post by: Falconstare on October 08, 2015, 05:17:05 AM

cute bird!