[mou] Black and White warbler?

[Holly Peirson]

Sure!

You're right in the middle of their nesting area (which covers most of
eastern N. America N of Mexico). I've seen and heard many of them in the
summertime all over the Twin Cities area, up in northern MN, and even had
one while on a vacation in Missouri/Arkansas last week. All they usually
require are large deciduous trees, but I have found them in pretty dense
younger woodlands, as well. 

Holly Peirson
Forest Lake area
Anoka Co.


-----Original Message-----
From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-bounces at moumn.org] On Behalf
Of Larry Sirvio
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 7:44 PM
To: MOU
Subject: [mou] Black and White warbler?

I saw a bird that looked like a black and white warbler at my bird bath this

evening. At first I thought it was a nuthatch (one lives in the 
neighborhood) but the patches of black and white were striped not solid like

the nuthatch. It looked like a female with the area behind the eye not as 
black as the male and the breast area was streaked black and white. Does 
anyone know if black and white warblers could be seen in Washington Co in 
July? I've never seen one in my back yard at any time prior to today.
Thanks
Larry Sirvio
Cottage Grove