Warbler-mania continues. This is a black and white warbler, Mniotilta varia, one of the most common and easiest to see (and hence photograph). By ear, it’s the omnipresent “weesa weesa weesa weesa weetee weetee wettee” (Sibley’s transliteration) of the woods today. The lack of a black cheek tells me this a female. She has a grub, probably a caterpillar, gleaned from the branch. B&Ws forage like nuthatches, around trunks and branches. Once she has swallowed this protein-rich snack, she will clean her bill with wiping motions on a twig or branch.
Field Notes: B&W Warbler
3 responses to “Field Notes: B&W Warbler”
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Yum, grubs. Did you get a new camera?
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Still the same ol’ G9. The bird was within six feet of me and jest about eye-level.
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Hey there! I took a picture of the same yesterday near Sullivan Hill. Yours is mucho mejor. Now I will check its cheeks.
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