White-Eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
"Common in dense brush within
or along edges of woods; stays low within vegetation ... A small
secretive vireo; rather stocky and active. White iris of adult
distinctive. On all note grayish head, yellow-green flanks, and
especially bright yellow 'spectacles'." (David Allen Sibley.
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America,
p. 274.)
"Common to uncommon migrant
throughout the eastern two-thirds of the state." (Mark W.
Lockwood & Brush Freeman. The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds,
p. 133)
Photo taken with a Nikon D300 using
a Nikon 400mm manual focus f/5.6 lens.
May 24, 2013.