I've had them calling here in Buckley as well, and also had about 5 Evening
Grosbeaks show up last night and spend most of the day here. I've never
seen them at this elevation before this late in the game. I wonder if its
my forest that keeps everyone active?

Vicki Biltz
Buckley, WA 98321
vickibiltz at gmail.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/


On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 6:39 PM, <earthman1950 at whidbey.com> wrote:

>
> I have read the same thing about Hutton's Vireos, but I keep track of bird
> vocalizations, and during the 4 years we've lived here on south Whidbey
> Island, I have heard them sing in every month but December. This year I
> have heard Hutton's Vireos singing starting on the 15th of January and at
> least several times every month since then including one bird in mid-May
> that sang and sang after they are supposedly no longer singing. I have
> also learned that they are more likely to sing when the weather is sunny,
> especially early in the year. I have watched a male singing over and over
> near an active nest while young were still in the nest when birding at
> Larrabee State Park. Recently in late June, I heard two birds singing in
> our yard, one of them likely a young male trying out his new songs. It's
> hard to figure out when/why they sing. They can be silent for hours and
> then sing strong songs for 20 minutes or only for a few seconds before
> becoming silent again.
>
> George Heleker
> Whidbey Island
> earthman1950 at whidbey.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> [Tweeters] Hutton's Vireo Question
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>
> Hello Tweets,
>
> Someone once told me that Hutton's Vireos only sing "a couple months" out
> of the year. Is that true? If so, is a singing HUVI in early July anything
> unusual? I hear one singing
> and calling outside my window right now, and I got a couple recordings.
>
> Good birding, Joshua Glant
>
> Mercer Island, WA
>
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