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Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
SUMMER
| Size: | 5" (13 cm) |
| Male: | Striped like a zebra, this small warbler has a distinctive black-and-white striped crown. White belly. Black chin and cheek patch. |
| Female: | same as male, only duller and without the black chin and cheek patch |
| Juvenile: | similar to female |
| Nest: | cup; female builds; 1 brood per year |
| Eggs: | 4-5; white with brown markings |
| Incubation: | 10-11 days; female incubates |
| Fledging: | 9-12 days; female and male feed young |
| Migration: | complete, to Florida, Mexico and Central and South America |
| Food: | insects |
| Compare: | Like the White-breasted Nuthatch and Red-breasted Nuthatch, look for Black-and-white Warbler to creep down tree trunks headfirst. |
Stan’s Notes: This is the only warbler that moves headfirst down tree trunks. Look for it searching for insect eggs in the bark of large trees. Its song sounds like a slowly turning, squeaky wheel going round and round. Female performs a distraction dance to draw predators away from the nest. Constructs its nest on the ground, concealing it under dead leaves or at the base of a tree. Found in a variety of habitats.
