A large vireo, the red-eyed is one of the most common songbirds in eastern woodlands. It moves sluggishly through the canopy of broadleaf forests, making it hard to detect, and often picks food by ...

Some of these birds, referred to as passage migrants, only stop over in the Adirondacks for a couple of days before journeying onward. Others, such as those discussed at this station, stay for the ...

A large vireo. Greenish-gray back, white belly, white and black eyebrows, gray crown, red eye visible from close range. Cup-like nest hangs from a slender branch. Eggs are white with dark marks.

Bird-watchers are often surprised to learn that red-eyed vireos are among the continent’s most common birds. Moving slowly among the dense foliage of treetops, they’re very hard to see.