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Atlas Results
Yellow-throated Vireos were observed in 15 atlas squares in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan, as far east as Cherry Lake south of Indian Head and north along the Qu'Appelle Valley. Found in several locations in Moose Mountain Provincial Park, elsewhere they were observed in or near riparian habitat surrounding rivers and creeks, except in the Spy Hill and Ellice-Archie Community Pastures. Breeding was confirmed in two locations near the border with North Dakota; at Roche Percee campground a pair was seen carrying nesting material, and further downstream along the Souris River an occupied nest was found.
Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
The Yellow-throated Vireo is of the same size and shape as the Blue-headed Vireo except for the "bright yellow wash over head and breast? and its three-eight song, sounding more like that of a Plumbeous Vireo (Sibley 2003). It breeds from southeastern Saskatchewan to New England and south through the eastern US; it winters from southern Mexico south to northern South America and the Caribbean.
Yellow-throated Vireos prefer mature stands of deciduous trees, especially those on hillsides with eastern exposure (Smith 1996), including aspen forest in Moose Mountain, the hillsides of the Souris River valley, and mixed hardwood stands along the Souris River.
Yellow-throated Vireos are uncommon breeding birds in southeastern Saskatchewan where they are at the north west limit of their range. Elsewhere it is a very rare transient or summer resident with records from west to Cypress Hills and north to Nipawin (Smith 1996).
Original text by Alan R. Smith. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Yellow-throated Vireo in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Yellow-throated Vireo in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=YTVI&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]
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