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Black-and-white Warbler -
(Mniotilta varia)  Audio
Identification
- Small songbird
- Streaked black and white all over
- White wing bars
- Spotted undertail coverts
- Breeding male has black cheeks and throat
- Female and immatures generally whiter
- Below, whiter on face, white throat
- 5.25" (13 cm.)
Habitat
- Mature or second growth mixed
deciduous and coniferous forests,
generally in the northern half of WI - During migration, a variety of forested
and shrubby areas
Additional Information
- Fairly common migrant
- Early migrant, may be found as early
as mid-April
- Forages along tree trunks and branches
like a nuthatch - Song is a high, repetitive, squeaky
"wee-see, wee-see, wee-see"
- Breeds in extensive tracts of forest
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