Puzzle 12 · Eastern Woodland Voices · Page 26 in print

Red-eyed Vireo

A female Red-eyed Vireo uses spider webs to bind her cup-shaped nest together. The webs also attach the nest to its supporting branch.

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The words

  1. Amazon Basin

    A broad region of the winter range.

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  2. Arrowwood

    A plant supplying wild fruit.

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  3. Cup Nest

    The open nest built by the female.

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  4. Dark Eyes

    The eye color of young before the red develops.

    Cottage Life: Wild Profile: Meet the red-eyed (opens a new tab)

  5. Elderberries

    Wild fruit included in the diet.

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  6. Foliage

    Leaves searched during foraging.

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  7. Grasses

    Fibrous nest material.

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  8. Insects

    Food picked from leaves and flowers.

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  9. Red Iris

    The adult eye color.

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  10. Sassafras

    A plant supplying wild fruit.

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  11. Shrub

    A possible nest-supporting plant.

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  12. Spider Webs

    Material binding the nest and attaching it to a branch.

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  13. Treetops

    The leafy upper level where birds search for insects.

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  14. Wasp Nest Paper

    Paper from wasp nests used in nest construction.

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  15. Wasps

    Insect prey.

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Sources

  1. Red-eyed Vireo: Life HistoryCornell Lab of Ornithology
  2. Red-Eyed VireoMissouri Department of Conservation
  3. Wild Profile: Meet the red-eyed vireoCottage Life
  4. Red-eyed VireoNational Audubon Society

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