Mniotilta varia ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: PARULIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© John McKean
Distinctive in both plumage and behavior, the Black-and-white Warbler forages for insects while creeping along the trunks and branches of trees. Common in summer throughout the eastern United States and Canada, it has an unusually extensive winter range that extends from Florida to Venezuela and Colombia.
Song a series of very high, two-syllable phrases, resembling the sound of a squeaky wheel; "wee-see-wee-see-wee-see." Call note is a sharp chip.