[MDOsprey] Turkey Point- Blue-headed Vireo?

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Hi All:
Yesterday at TP we looked at a Blue-headed Vireo that had distinctly
yellow wing bars.
 Today, I had an excellent look from the cliff edge for a topside view
say 10-15 ft. above the bird, of another vireo thrashing around a
butterfly prior to consumption. It then hopped up to a higher elevation
to give me a more direct aspect.

I am uncertain as to which subspecies of BHVI this could have been due
to the white wing bars.  Description as follows-

Olive greenish cast to uppers extending onto the nape.
Throat and breast pale.
**  Wing bars most definitely white, tertial edges and secondaries
sharply defined by white**  , white on outer tail.
Narrow yellowish wash( no hint of grayness ) along sides of breast and
flanks.
My impression of the " spectacles " and white lores was that they were
enormous; this could have been the proximity to the bird.

Any help/comments would be welcome.
Leslie Fisher
Cecil Co.

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