WTF Even Are Vireos?

Ah, spring. The time when, after months of dreaming of tropical birding locales through the winter doldrums or facing the elements to catch witness a snowy owl irruption, birders in the Lower 48 burst forth from their cocoons to spot north-bound migrants. Chief among those must-see birds: warblers. Another bird name you might hear thrown around with possibly a little less aplomb: vireos. It’s not the vireos’ fault that some birders get caught up in warbler mania and forget about other migrants. For a new birder, it can take a bit of in-depth study to nail down the subtle variations between warbler species. And if you’re only faced with the opportunity to see so many warblers passing through during spring migration, you might forget to get to the less celebrated species before summer sets in. Happily, there’s always time to learn something new (about birds, specifically). <a href="https://medium.com/conkaree/wtf-even-are-vireos-14f14a87f248">Read More</a>