I believe Stephan Schlick was the first to report a Veery singing and calling in the area known as Black Butte Swamp in Deschutes county, Oregon on June 11th.  Shortly after that, a lot of people were able to get great views and photographs of one or more Veery.  I located a pair of Veery along the edge of the swamp on June 19th; then, on July 9th, I was able to see three nestlings begging for food.  Not in the area on the 14th, I believe I missed an excellent opportunity to photograph the chicks as they left the nest.  When I returned on the 15th, I found one egg remaining in the nest and the two adults foraging 50 to 100 meters west, taking their catch into thickets of dense shrubbery closer to the edge of the Aspen.  Searching a broader area on July 16th, we heard their distinctive "down-slurred veer" in the Aspen approximately half a mile west of the nest site. 

I previously thought this species to be secretive by nature but now believe the reason they are typically hard to get a good look at has more to do with the habitat they prefer than inherent skittishness.  I remained covered by a camo netting sitting on the ground most of the time monitoring the nest.  But in the end, it was just me sitting in the open and the birds approached closer than while I was covered with netting.

The southern section of Black Butte Swamp is roughly 50 acres in size.  The image above was taken from a height of 400 feet looking w.nw.

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Link to relevant eBird reports:

July 9 eBird report

July 13 eBird report

July 15 eBird report