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Wildlife
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Red-eyed Vireo
(Vireo olivaceus) M |
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RANGE: Breeds from southwestern British Columbia
and southern Mackenzie southeast to central Ontario and the
Maritime Provinces, south to northern , eastern Colorado,
western Oklahoma to central Texas, the Gulf Coast, and central
Florida. Very rare in California, Arizona, and southern Texas.
Winters in South America.
STATUS: Abundant; rare in the Southwest.
HABITAT: Inhabits open deciduous and mixed forests with dense
understory of saplings, in wooded clearings, or borders of
burns. Found in both upland and river-bottom forests, and
sometimes in residential areas where abundant shade trees
provide a continuous canopy. Seldom found where conifers make up
75 percent or more of the basal area.
SPECIAL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS: Deciduous trees with dense
understory.
NEST: Builds nest in deciduous or coniferous trees or shrubs.
Suspends deep cup nest from a horizontal fork of a slender
branch, usually in dense foliage 5 to 10 feet above the ground,
but sometimes as high as 60 feet.
FOOD: Consumes insects, gleaned from leaf surfaces in mid to
upper tree canopies, for about 85 percent of the diet. Also eats
spiders, a few snails, wild fruits, and berries.
REFERENCES: Adamus et al. 2001, Chapin 1925, Forbush and May
1955, James 1976, Johnsgard 1979, Laurence 1953a, Miller 1999,
Shunk 2004. |
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