Bell's Vireo in Oakland Co. - 12 Jun 2026
Today's shout-out goes to Harvey Groom (finding) and Armand Collins (ID'ing) a Bell's Vireo next to the Starbuck's and Shell Station on Beck Rd. and Citygate Dr. in Novi, Oakland County, MI yesterday. Originally thought to be a White-eyed Vireo the sound recording and subsequent photos by several additional observers pushed the ID to a Bell's Vireo ( Vireo bellii ), a bird that breeds in the Midwest-to-SW portion of the US. - image courtesy of Cornell's Birds of the World The Bell's Vireo was heard singing this morning and seen by numerous birders at the foot of Citygate Dr. next to the Starbucks in the vicinity where the road meets gravel (large truck parking area). I decided to take a drive to look for it after lunch. I arrived shortly before 2 pm and found Andrew Simon listening for the bird that was singing in the field behind the Starbucks and south of the Citygate Dr. gravel parking area. Sure enough, I was able to pick up the song a nd get a recor...
