{"id":115342,"date":"2023-08-22T04:42:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=115342"},"modified":"2025-08-15T04:50:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:50:49","slug":"warbling-vireo-in-a-willow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/08\/22\/warbling-vireo-in-a-willow\/","title":{"rendered":"Warbling Vireo In A Willow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, I was glad to have this Warbling Vireo in my viewfinder when I was high up in the Wasatch Mountains with my dear friend, April Olson<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Warbling Vireo in a willow \u2013 Nikon D500, f9, 1\/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only was I happy to take photos of this vireo, I was also thrilled to hear Warbling Vireos calling<\/span><\/a>. Because I had been back east for so long this spring and early summer, I had missed out on these vireos when they migrated into Utah.<\/p>\n

It might seem like such a small thing to get excited about seeing and hearing one species of bird, but for me, the small things are what delight me. They are what make my journeys joyful.<\/p>\n

Even tiny details, like the round, orange willow gall near the lower left side of the frame in this image, excite me. I have no idea what kind of insect is in that gall, but I’ll research it, and one day I might know. Learning is part of the reason I enjoy being out in the field as much as I do.<\/p>\n

This Warbling Vireo image isn’t perfect. I would have preferred it if there weren’t any branches in front of the vireo’s belly and tail. Nevertheless, I was simply delighted to take this photo for myself.<\/p>\n

Warbling Vireos often stick around in northern Utah until the end of September before they migrate. So, hopefully, I will have a few more opportunities with this species this year. I’d like that.<\/p>\n

This year has been a bit off-kilter for me, but I am enjoying whatever time I have in the field with vireos and everything else I find.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Warbling Vireo photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, I was glad to have this Warbling Vireo in my viewfinder when I was high up in the Wasatch Mountains with my dear friend, April Olson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,1731,26,773,6709],"tags":[4004,4935,3940,14270,6583,4069,4104,2315,4427,6716,6711,6717,16661,6107],"class_list":["post-115342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-summit-county-utah","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","category-warbling-vireos","tag-adult","tag-call","tag-canyon","tag-gall","tag-leaves","tag-mountains","tag-perched","tag-summer-3","tag-tree","tag-vireo","tag-vireo-swainsoni","tag-vireos","tag-western-warbling-vireo","tag-willow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/warbling-vireo-willow-mountains-mia-mcpherson-7612.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-u0m","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":152261,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/08\/15\/warbling-vireo-split-eastern-and-western-warbling-vireos\/","url_meta":{"origin":115342,"position":0},"title":"Warbling Vireo Split – Eastern And Western Warbling-Vireos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Some birders may have added a new life bird yesterday when the AOS split the Warbling Vireo into two species: Eastern and Western Warbling-Vireo.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Summer Western Warbling-Vireo in the Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/warbling-vireo-serviceberry-mia-mcpherson-1300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/warbling-vireo-serviceberry-mia-mcpherson-1300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/warbling-vireo-serviceberry-mia-mcpherson-1300.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/warbling-vireo-serviceberry-mia-mcpherson-1300.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":105123,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/08\/18\/warbling-vireo-and-ripe-chokecherries\/","url_meta":{"origin":115342,"position":1},"title":"Warbling Vireo And Ripe Chokecherries","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the birds that I photographed in Morgan County two days ago was this lovely Warbling Vireo perched alongside of ripe chokecherries. 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