#mniotilta varia

[occasionallybirds]

First time at bird banding this fall

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)

Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)

Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)

September 17, 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

All birds were handled and banded for research purposes under state and federal permits

[dogwise]

Black and white warbler at Tar Hollow State Forest, Ohio

[podartists]

Setophaga americana | Vermivora cyanoptera | Mniotilta varia | Vermivora chrysoptera | Helmitheros vermivorum

Plate XI | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)

[birdblues]

Black-and-white Warbler

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Black-and-white Warbler

Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

"This bird is often a favorite warbler for beginning birders, because it is easy to see and easy to recognize. It was once known as the 'Black-and-white Creeper,' a name that describes its behavior quite well. Like a nuthatch or creeper (and unlike other warblers), it climbs about on the trunks and major limbs of trees, seeking insects in the bark crevices. It often feeds low, and nests even lower, usually on the ground."

- Audubon Field Guide

[wingedjewels]

Black and White Warbler by Georgie Alexon Via Flickr: The Black-and-white Warbler is the only member of the genus Mniotilta. The genus name means “moss-plucking,” a reference to its habit of probing bark and moss for insects. Black-and-white Warblers have an extra-long hind claw and heavier legs than other wood-warblers, which help them hold onto and move around on bark. - All About Birds Taken in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida -Mniotilta varia

[eyeofgender]

i have bird stickers on my RedBubble!

[rwking01stuff-blog]

Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)

Spring Bird Migration

Spring Bird Migration USA 05 The Black-and-White Warbler is easily distinguished from other warblers by the way it moves on the limbs and branches of trees. It scurries, climbs up and descends along the branches looking for insects to eat. Very often they can be seen hanging upside down on a branch in their search for nourishment. It is also distinctively marked with black and white stripes all…

[birds--daily]

Brown Creeper or Black and White Warbler?

both my favorite birds.

day 49

today's bird is the black-and-white warbler! (Mniotilta varia)

happy warbler wednesday!

[spinus-pinus]

Black-and-White Warbler Mniotilta varia

12/12/2023 Orange County, California

[anablepsian]

Little bird drawing I made, black and white warblers!

Mniotilta varia

[occasionallybirds]

Black and White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)

September 30, 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[antiqueanimals]

Black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia)

Part of a collection of watercolors by "M. Rabié" for St. Domingue Oiseaux. Dated 1766.

Internet Archive

[fragrantblossoms]

Eliot Porter. Black-and-white Warbler, Male [Mniotilta varia], Silver Lake, New Hampshire, July 1, 1939.

[birdblues]

Black-and-white Warbler

[proton-wobbler]

Warbler Showdown; Bracket 9, Poll 2

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: migratory; breeds from British Columbia to Newfoundland in Canada, as well as Montana to Georgia in the US; overwinters largely in the Greater Antilles, but can be found in southern Mexico and Central America as well

Habitat: mature deciduous forests with a closed canopy, especially large and uninterrupted patches

Subspecies: 3

Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: migratory; heavily abundant in the Northeast and northern Midwest, as well as Appalachia and the Ozarks in the States and from Newfoundland to the southern edge of the Northwest Territories during the breeding season. Overwinters from the Carolinas into Florida and the Caribbean, as well as Mexico down through Central America and into Colombia.

Habitat: mature and second-growth deciduous and mixed-deciduous forests in the breeding season, while being more generalist when overwintering.

Subspecies: none

Image Sources: OVEN (Ian Davies) BAWW (Bryan Calk)