Black-and-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Superficially similar to Blackpoll and Black-Throated Gray Warblers, the Black-and-White Warbler’s foraging behavior is more like that of a nuthatch. While most warblers are seen foraging among the leaves and flowers in the tree canopies, this bird makes its living looking for invertebrate prey hidden in the folds of tree bark.
Rare to uncommon in the western USA, this bird’s expected range is in eastern USA and Canada. Unlike most of its warbler cousins, this bird’s genus survived the sweeping reclassifications of 2011.

Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: (Mniotilta varia) A rare sighting in my patio. Poway, California, San Diego County USA 2010-05-20. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:20 8:48 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD7298.BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: (Mniotilta varia) A rare sighting in my patio. Poway, California, San Diego County USA 2010-05-20. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:20 8:48 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD7312.BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: (Mniotilta varia) A rare sighting in my patio. Poway, California, San Diego County USA 2010-05-20. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:20 8:52 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD7332.BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: (Mniotilta varia) A rare sighting in my patio. Poway, California, San Diego County USA 2010-05-20. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:20 8:52 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD7337.BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: (Mniotilta varia) A rare sighting in my patio. Poway, California, San Diego County USA 2010-05-20. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:20 8:53 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD7343.BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: (Mniotilta varia) A cut-out image of rare sighting in my patio. Poway, California, San Diego County USA 2010-05-20. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:20 8:48 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/400 |
File Name: Cut_JCD7314.BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Poway, California, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2010:05:20 8:52 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD7323.BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 10:07 |
Location:
Various Locations |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D501591-PortIsabel-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 10:08 |
Location:
Various Locations |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D501612-PortIsabel-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 10:08 |
Location:
Various Locations |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D501619-PortIsabel-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Black-and-White Warblers forage like no other warblers. While most warblers look for insect prey among the leaves in trees, these birds probed crevices in the bark, like nuthatches. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 9:51 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/500 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D500184-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Black-and-White Warblers forage like no other warblers. While most warblers look for insect prey among the leaves in trees, these birds probed crevices in the bark, like nuthatches. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 9:54 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D500235-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Black-and-White Warblers forage like no other warblers. While most warblers look for insect prey among the leaves in trees, these birds probed crevices in the bark, like nuthatches. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 9:56 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D500255-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Black-and-White Warblers forage like no other warblers. While most warblers look for insect prey among the leaves in trees, these birds probed crevices in the bark, like nuthatches. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 9:56 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D500301-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Black-and-White Warblers forage like no other warblers. While most warblers look for insect prey among the leaves in trees, these birds probed crevices in the bark, like nuthatches. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 10:22 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D500434-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Shot strictly for "ID" purposes at my home in Poway. This bird is known for its 'nuthatch feeding' behaviours. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:02:21 10:52 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD_6152BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Shot strictly for "ID" purposes at my home in Poway. This bird is known for its 'nuthatch feeding' behaviours. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:02:21 10:52 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD_6153BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
Description: Shot strictly for "ID" purposes at my home in Poway. This bird is known for its 'nuthatch feeding' behaviours. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:02:21 10:57 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/90 |
File Name: JCD_6167BlackWhiteWarbler |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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