Greetings to all,
At approximately 8:45 a bird was located by a number of birders deep
within the Virginia Creeper tangles in that dead tree .I had some real
difficulty despite patience on the part of Isaac Grant and others.
This is where the bird in question had first been seen.
After a number of observers pointed out the bird, I finally had a good
look. Then another (?) bird flew very close to where we stood and we
observed it for some time in an elm sapling very close to the trail. That
bird,
was not as yellow -some wash but not bright and I did watch some very
distinct tail movement and the bird did flick and raise its tail a number of
times. Given the fact that tail movement is a behavior of the Bell's Vireo, I
do think there were in fact 2 different birds.
When the "second bird" that I had just mentioned left the tangle, the
light and of course the view was so much better. In conclusion is tail
movement a conclusive and helpful aid in the identification of the vireo? I
do
in fact think there were two different birds.
Howard Fischer
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