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Black-and-white Warbler
| Color: |
Black, White |
| Size: |
5.25" |
| Season: |
Summer |
| Description: |
Male is boldly patterned in black and white stripes, plus a black throat and black ear patch. Female lacks black on the breast, throat, and ear. |
| Voice: |
Song is rolling and high-pitched like a squeaky wheel-barrow, wee-see wee-see wee-see.
Click here to listen |
| Habitat: |
Hardwood and mixed hardwood-pine woodlands. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Black-and-white Warblers forage more like nuthatches and creepers than other warblers. They cling to bark and search for insects in the crevices. |
| Scientific name: |
Mniotilta varia |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Parulidae |
Adult male Karen Rowe |
Adult female Catherine Rideout |
Adult female Janet Criswell |
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