#simon tolzmann

[nightmare-birds]

Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum)

© Simon Tolzmann

[fullfrontalbirds]

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

© Simon Tolzmann

[proton-wobbler]

Vireo Showdown; Bracket 4, Poll 4

Fun Fact!

Philadelphia: told from the very similar Warbling Vireo by how much cuter it is- having bigger eyes on a small head and round body do contribute to this bird's (scientifically proven) cute appearance

Tepui: with only 270 sightings on eBird and 10 photos, this is our least "reported" vireo in the tourney

Warbling: their song has been described as "a happy drunk making a conversational point at a party"

For more information on these birds, check out these Species Features:

Philadelphia Vireo | Tepui Vireo | Warbling Vireo

Image Sources: PHVI (Simon Tolzmann); TEVI (Gabriel Leite); WAVI (Michael Stubblefield)

[fullfrontalbirds]

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)

© Simon Tolzmann

[proton-wobbler]

Philadelphia Vireo

[image ID: a small, cute songbird with a large, dark eye, looking forward inquisitively. the head and back are gray-brown, with a similar colored eyeline running through the eye. there is white around the top base of the eyeline. the throat and belly are yellow. the bill and legs are blue. the wings are brown, with no wingbars. end ID]

Song:

Scientific Name: Vireo philadelphicus

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Habitat & Location: breeds in second-growth woodlands of Canada and the very Northeast US; overwinters in Central America and southern Mexico

Fun Fact: told from the very similar Warbling Vireo by how much cuter it is- having bigger eyes on a small head and round body do contribute to this bird's (scientifically proven) cute appearance

[image ID: a map of North America, with the southern Canadian Providences colored with a red band, which also dips into the northeast states. there is blue from just west of the Yucatan peninsula down to the center of Panama. between the two of these is a bar of yellow over the eastern States, as well as Cuba, Jamaica, and the Bahama island chain. red denotes breeding range, yellow is migratory range, and blue is non-breeding range. end ID]

Image Sources: bird (Simon Tolzmann); map (birds of the world)