[NatureNS] Re: Red-eyed Vireo Behavior

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Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 10:04:26 -0300 (ADT)
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What kind of tree is the nest in?   Do you have any pictures of the nest?
Billy
> On 01/08/2011 12:27 PM, duartess@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
>> Have been watching with interest and delight the activity&  behavior of
>> a pair of Red-eyed Vireos that have a (very) visible nest (for me,
>> anyway) in a large tree in our backyard here in Dartmouth.
>> It is the 1st time that this species has nested here, to my knowledge,
>> anyway.
>> The nest is constantly occupied by one or both and defended
>> aggressively, but more so against the Blue jays than any of the other
>> birds that also perch in that tree and very close to their nest too!
>
> I well remember living in Clayton Park (more than 20 years ago, now) and
> seeing nesting RE Vireos constantly chasing Blue Jays. There are vireos
> in the forest here, but apart from viewing early arrivals and some
> tentative youngsters, we hear them but rarely see them in action.
>
> Doug Linzey
> Arlington, NS
>


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