Last week I set out to find a Warbling Vireo which had been reported in the Bicentennial Greenway area near Greensboro NC.
When I arrived at the location I was pleased to find a pair of them flitting among the trees!
Unfortunately the trees in question which they preferred were willow trees. That’s a problem because the leaves of willows are dense and stringy which makes getting a photo of a bird in them almost impossible lol!
Luckily though I managed to capture this one single photo of this Warbling Vireo when he landed on a branch which offered a better view.
Woohoo!

These guys are fast. Moving quickly though the canopy, Warbling Vireos are constantly on the hunt for caterpillars, aphids, beetles, grasshoppers, ants, flies, and dragonflies. They’ll also eat some spiders and snails plus will snack on berries when insects are scarce.

Although they are known to nest in our state, Warbling Vireos are generally a scarcely found transient spring and summer visitor to NC.
They are best located by listening for their squeak calls of “viiit vit” and cheerful warbling songs in hardwood forested areas near creeks, swamps, ponds, streams and lakes.
Look for them in late April through mid May and again from mid September through early October.

Photo by @sally_siko of @bestlife_birding both captured on my mighty mirrorless monster, the @canonusa #R5