5.0 inches long. The White-eyed Vireo has a thick hooked bill. It has a white eye with yellow spectacles and dusky lores. There are two bold whitish wing bars. The head is gray-olive and the back is olive. The underparts are white with yellow flanks. The wings and tail are dark and the flight feathers are edged with yellow-olive.
The White-eyed Vireo a rare migrant to eastern Nebraska. When seen it is often at Fontenelle Forest. The best time to see it is early May. It used to be more common until about 1982.
The White-eyed Vireo prefers dense secondary shrubs and wood margins often near water. It is a very vocal bird and is often first detected by its songs. The song is a loud five to seven note phrase often beginning and ending with a sharp click.
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