Adult male © Ryan Schain eBird S36585913 Macaulay Library ML 57253261
Adult female © Alix d'Entremont
Female © Ryan Schain
Adult male © Mark Farrell
Adult male © Ryan Schain
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Adult male © Alix d'Entremont
Adult female © Myron Peterson

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

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Identification

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Distinctive warbler with bold black-and-white stripes over entire body. Adult males have black throat and cheek; females and immatures have white throat and paler cheek. Creeps along branches like a nuthatch, searching for insects. Breeds in mature deciduous or mixed forests; winters in a wider variety of wooded habitats as far south as northern South America. Listen for high pitched “squeaky-wheel” song. Breeding male Blackpoll Warbler is potentially confusing, but note different behavior and face pattern.

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