I was out crawling around in the scrub oaks looking for mushrooms earlier, and I found this nest. (As for mushrooms, a few elderly Shaggy Parasols were all there were.)
I checked
with a more knowledgeable birder, who said, "Building a nest hanging in
the fork of a tree branch like that is consistent with several vireo
species."
And I had seen and heard some Plumbeous Vireos (the common ones here) nearby earlier in the summer.
I'll call that an ID.
Until
1997, Plumbeous, Cassin's, and Blue-headed Vireos were all lumped as
"Solitary Vireos." Such edicts from the Big Bird Cabal help support the
field guide-publishing industry.
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