Black and White Warbler 63 



Black and White Warbler. — Mniotilta varia. 5.31 



Common Summer Resident 

 Field marks. — Black and white, streaked, creeping bird. 



This little chap used to be called the Black and White 

 Creeper, which fits him perfectly. He can be mistaken for 

 no other bird, because of his markings and habit of creeping 

 about the bark of trees searching for food. Many are seen 

 about here in the Spring and Fall, but in Summer they retire 

 to densely wooded places where the nest is placed on the 

 ground, at the base of a tree or stump. 



Family Vireonidse 



White-eyed Vireo. — Vireo noveboracensis. 5.30 



Uncommon Summer Resident 



Field marks. — Iris white; yellowish lores and eye-ring; upper 

 parts olive-green with grayish tinge ; two buffy wing-bars ; 

 throat dull white; breast and sides slightly yellowish. 



Farther down the Hudson Valley this bird is a common 

 summer resident, but in Albany County the finding of its nest 

 is counted as a rarity. It is more noisy than others of its 

 family, defending its domicile with several vigorous alarm 

 notes. To identify it one must approach close enough to 

 observe the white iris, which is very pronounced. All the 

 Vireos' nests are similar. They are pensile, pretty cups woven 

 of strips of soft bark from slender vines, lined with soft, 



