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Index of Subjects What kind of tree is the nest in? Do you have any pictures of the nest? Billy > On 01/08/2011 12:27 PM, duartess@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: >> Have been watching with interest and delight the activity& behavior of >> a pair of Red-eyed Vireos that have a (very) visible nest (for me, >> anyway) in a large tree in our backyard here in Dartmouth. >> It is the 1st time that this species has nested here, to my knowledge, >> anyway. >> The nest is constantly occupied by one or both and defended >> aggressively, but more so against the Blue jays than any of the other >> birds that also perch in that tree and very close to their nest too! > > I well remember living in Clayton Park (more than 20 years ago, now) and > seeing nesting RE Vireos constantly chasing Blue Jays. There are vireos > in the forest here, but apart from viewing early arrivals and some > tentative youngsters, we hear them but rarely see them in action. > > Doug Linzey > Arlington, NS >
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