Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
STANFORD LOCATIONS: Uncommon resident in habitats dominated by coast live oaks. Few pairs breed on campus, although a pair or two can usually be found near the Mausoleum at any time of year.

Nest Location	Nest Type	Eggs Mating System	Dev. Parental Care	Primary & 2ndary Diet	Foraging Strategy
			MF I: 14 DAYS ALTRICIAL
CONIFER TREE 6 feet - 25 feet	MF	4 (3-5) MONOG	F: 14? DAYS MF	BERRIES

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BREEDING:	Woodland, esp oak and pine-oak. ? broods.
DISPLAYS:	Courting male postures before female, fluffs feathers, fans tail, and gives "whining" or "snarling" call.
NEST:	Suspended by rim in fork of twig usu of evergreen oak; deep and round, of "Spanish moss" (lichen) bound with spider web, lined with fine dry grass.
EGGS:	White, spotted with browns, mostly near large end, occ unmarked. 0.7" (18 mm).
DIET:	Includes spiders.
CONSERVATION:	Winter resident. Uncommon cowbird host
NOTES:	Fearless around nest. May compete for food resources with ecologically similar Chestnut-backed Chickadee where both are resident.
ESSAYS:	Bird Guilds; Masterbuilders; Nest Materials.
REFERENCES:	Wagner, 1981; Weathers, 1983.

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Except for Stanford Locations, the material in this species treatment is taken, with permission, from The Birder's Handbook (Paul Ehrlich, David Dobkin, & Darryl Wheye, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1988).