Black-and-White Warblers in Texas
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.
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8 Photos
Black-and-White Warbler(Mniotilta varia) |
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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 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Convention Center |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Various Locations |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Various Locations |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Various Locations |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: BlackWhiteWarbler_D501591-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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