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NAME- 



Red-Eyed Vireo 



A.O.U.NO.- 62^ 



(Vireo olivaceus) 



DATE- 



May 21, 1933 







3 





NO.- 





INCUBATION- Fresh 



0.82 x 0.5? 0.73 x 0.59 



SIZES - 0#78 x o.60 



SITUATION - In an area of older hardwoods 

 and moderate secondary growth of White and 

 Black Oaks, Maples, and Dogwoods, I saw this 

 nest about ¥' above the ground in a horizontal 

 fork of a young White Oak. The female came 

 close enough to be sure of its identity before 

 it flew away. 



The nest was a beautiful cup 

 shaped structure well suspended and held to 

 the small limbs of the fork by intertwining 

 grasses and silvery plant fibers. Plant down 

 and spider web with a few lichens on the out- 

 side of the nest made it blend in nicely with 

 its surroundings. The nest lining consisted of 

 fine weed stems and thin grasses. 



Two of the three fresh, dull 

 white eggs were oval, but the third was more 

 elliptical. Each however, had a few black and 

 dark brown spots, especially around the larger 

 end . 



Nest dimensions were approxi- 

 mately as follows: 



Outside Diam.: 3" Inside Diam.: 2i" 



Height : 3i" Septh : 1 3A" 



Near Ball Park, Big Stone Gap, Va 



