Philadelphia Vireo
“That afternoon, a Philadelphia Vireo appeared in the withering crabapple tree behind our house.”
Through the year
Columns that mention it, by the month they were published.
Year by year
Columns that mention it each year.
In his words
All 5 passages, oldest first.
On one particularly noteworthy outing on Sept. 14 along the Great Pond Boardwalk (which is a dynamite birding location) I caught good glimpses at short range of two Blue-headed Vireo’s and a Philadelphia Vireo travelling among the boisterous chickadees.
On 9/18 I came across three Blue-headed Vireos along the northern entrance to Runaway Farm and on 9/20 in my backyard I noted eight, first of season White-throated Sparrows, three lingering Gray Catbirds and from my bedroom window, two Red-eye Vireos and one Philadelphia Vireo.
Additionally, on September 16 I came across three cheery Blue-headed Vireos along the northern entrance to Runaway Farm and on September 20 in my backyard I noted a twenty-seven American Goldfinches, a continuing Ruby-throated Hummingbird and separately two Gray Catbirds, two Red-eye Vireos and a Philadelphia Vireo.
Additionally, on September 7 while traveling the back trail of Crescent Beach State Park, a small mixed party of birds appeared to include one each of the following: American Redstart, Black-throated Green Warbler, Cape May Warbler, and Philadelphia Vireo.
That afternoon, a Philadelphia Vireo appeared in the withering crabapple tree behind our house.