White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), San Pedro River Inn, Cochise County

This singing White-eyed Vireo was found and photographed by Dave Beaudette on 28 May 2008 along the River Trail at the San Pedro Inn near Hereford, AZ.  White-eyed Vireo is casual in Arizona with fewer than 20 previously accepted records.

All the field marks are evident with careful study of this image: white wingbars, white throat, yellow spectacles, yellow flanks and especially the diagnostic white iris. 

White-eyed Vireo is an ABC Review Species. 

Submitting photos to AZFO does not constitute reporting a rare bird for consideration as an official record. To ensure that a record becomes official, details or photos of Sketch Details Species should be sent to the Editors of North American Birds and a full report of Review Species should be submitted to the Arizona Bird Committee. Most rare birds are under _documented and subsequent observers of a rarity are always encouraged to submit reports and additional photos, especially for birds that are challenging to identify.

28 May 2008, photo by Dave Beaudette