Solitary Vireo--OOPS WAIT!
Blue-headed Vireo I mean!
For those of you that have been birding awhile, you will understand what I am talking about. For those of you that are new to birding, here's the lowdown. There use to be a bird called a Solitary Vireo, but about ten years ago, the AOU (American Ornithologists' Union-the ones that name birds) decided that 3 different species were composing the "Solitary" Vireo. So they split each one out to give all three (then races), their own species standing. And that's where "Blue-headed" Vireo came into existence. Moving on. So this one was the first for the season for us. And a bit late (for us anyway). This species is an annual bird here although it fluctuates from year to year. And this bird is the 100th caught and banded here since (and including) the 1994 season. The season high came in 2004 when 17 were banded.
For those of you that have been birding awhile, you will understand what I am talking about. For those of you that are new to birding, here's the lowdown. There use to be a bird called a Solitary Vireo, but about ten years ago, the AOU (American Ornithologists' Union-the ones that name birds) decided that 3 different species were composing the "Solitary" Vireo. So they split each one out to give all three (then races), their own species standing. And that's where "Blue-headed" Vireo came into existence. Moving on. So this one was the first for the season for us. And a bit late (for us anyway). This species is an annual bird here although it fluctuates from year to year. And this bird is the 100th caught and banded here since (and including) the 1994 season. The season high came in 2004 when 17 were banded.
posted by Jethro @ 5:46 PM
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