Tue 2 Jun 2009
I came across what I believe to be a Warbling Vireo nest the other day. The pair was busy building it Sunday and Monday. It is at Lake La-Aqua-Na park outside McConnell, Il. At the boat launch, facing the lake, it is on your left in a tall green ash(?) tree. It is about 20-30 feet off the ground, and when standing on the sandy area of the launch, looking at the tree, there is a 10-15 foot sapling in front of the nest tree. If you track up the sapling, the crown almost points right to the nest. It is probably 5-10 feet above the crown of the sapling. I’m pretty new to birding, so I don’t know if this is something anyone would be interested in checking out, but I figured I would put it out there anyway.
