The Black-and-white Warbler

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

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[@noahway13]

Ha ha. I had one, for a few days, coming to my feeder, right on my window sill. I tried to get a picture-- I thought I was seeing a rare albino wren or something. After seeing the video, he was prob just curious as to what the other birds were doing, since I only had seeds on the menu.

[@Oltoir]

Thanks for mentioning Light's Out! If anyone wants to help and lives near a city, search for your local Light's Out organization and send them a message! I'm one of the volunteers for our local one and sadly have already found 3 black an white warblers that fell victim to window collisions just this spring migration season alone 😞

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

😞 that breaks my heart. Those sweet little birds just trying to get back to their breeding territory to produce and raise the next generation. It is so important for us to get involved in making sure we prevent these collisions. Thank you for all the work you do to help.

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

83 percent is incredible. Even 50 percent would be pretty remarkable. Glad to hear this is being done.

[@becca5100]

Please continue to spread the word. Thank you. How inspiring it is to read others who care like this

[@edortiz4496]

A Black and White Warbler was what got me started into bird watching over five years ago. I was waiting for my car to be repaired at a Firestone shop near the Universal Mall in busy Miami (of all places) when I noticed this bird jumping around the branches of a tree in the parking lot. I looked it up on the internet when I got home and the rest is history. I've now become very acquainted with many species and am constantly looking for birds when I'm outdoors.

[@Steve_Farwalker]

Some day the whole world will be a beautiful garden.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you kindly Jim

[@_ethanol_]

I’ve only seen one before, they are super interesting and pretty!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That's awesome about you seeing one before. Wonderful warblers. :)

[@kevinesterline622]

Could you do a video on chimney swifts? You just don't hear anything about them. But they are very cool little birds. I done pest control for long time. When I got calls on sounds in a chimney. The people wanted me to get rid of what ever it was. I used a mirror to show them the awesome little bird and it's nest. They always changed their minds and loved the little birds. I would never have done anything else, info is pro

[@coldspring624]

Talk about timing.....I sat and watched these guys and other warblers yesterday working a young stand of hardwood along my cedar swamp. Entertaining as can be

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww Love that you got to watch them yesterday! :) They aren't here in my location yet but should be in a few days. I'm looking forward.

[@UnwindingNature]

Beautiful information-packed video. Enjoyed learning many things about this bird especially their distinctive colour, unique way of hopping up a tree, varied diet and sad to learn about the threats they face both in cities due to lights at night during migration and in forest loss.

[@smyrnasstory]

“Observe intently the birds of heaven; they do not sow seed or reap or gather into storehouses, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they are?”

[@stevef3685]

Saw my first one last week, funny to see this video pop up

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Perfect :)

[@ginafriend1690]

Few warblers nest in IL. The best time to see them here is in the spring and fall. They can be seen in large unbroken tracts of forest and in large city parks.

[@ayakaaaaaa]

I love these bird spotlight videos..

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much. They are a much detailed video and more work goes into them but I sure love putting these types of videos together :)

[@diannajepson8708]

I love Black and White warblers. They are so cute!

[@terrilynn27allen88]

Never seen one in person. I learned a lot from this video.

[@GunnyKeith]

Thanks alot Lesley. Great coverage and commentary. Thanks for your time. My favorite is the chicadees.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

You're welcome my friend, and thank you too. Chickadees are the best :)

[@conniewojahn6445]

Gorgeous in black and white.

[@denisemccarson1163]

Amazing. Since I subscribed to your channel, I have learned so much. Much appreciated.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That is so awesome, Denise :) Super happy!

[@johnkdoyle1981]

I Lived in Iowa for 73 years And I swear I saw my 1st I black-and-white warbler Today when I was looking into backyard through the kitchen window So I Google it and sure enough black-and-white Warbler I may have just become a Birder.

[@dennisfeldmann7399]

Thanks again for sharing this video Leslie. I'm in Michigan Detroit area. Yesterday 2 new species of Birds to our backyard pond a little Blue bird and a brown speckled 1 very enjoyable songs now to lookup species. Happy Birding.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Same as @Ethan the Bird Boy, I've only seen one B&W Warbler. It was at the NY Botanical Garden. I will keep an eye out for them this year.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Wonderful. I hope you get too see one again this Spring/summer :)

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd for those black and white warbler starters are for beginners 👍

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I've your heard of palm warber

[@Terri_Stauffer]

Going to keep my eye out for this guy. Have so many birds who stop by during migration, might have stopped by and missed.

[@jln55]

When my last bit of bird feed is used, I'm done with feeding. The invasive birds have taken over, no matter what I do to prevent them.

[@chickadeecentral]

Great video, Lesley! Your videos have inspired me with creating my KZbin channel. I look forward to more of your videos every time they come out! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@jenniferhahn7806]

I had a couple of red breasted grossbeaks show up on Mother's Day, never saw them in our yard before. Nice treat! I imagine they were migrating through. The week before I saw a brown headed cowbird, who I never saw before, and haven't seen since, so I guess he or she was also just passing through. Our residents are blue jays, cardinals, doves, sparrows, a woodpecker, house finch, robins, and a few starlings. We occasionally see a hawk.

[@stevekolarik2857]

Being in Kansas, I be lucky to spot one during migration.

[@bramblebear3121]

Didn't see one but caught its song on Merlin Bird Id a few times.

[@kerrykestrowl6785]

Thank you lesley bird nerd I will be looking for them🤗

[@Odonanmarg]

Never saw one. Never looked for one, actually.

[@SeantheBioBro]

Great video. Awesome species in both appearance and behavior!!!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Couldn't agree more!

[@darklord0568]

I believe I saw one today, judging from your incredibly informative dissertation I suspect it was a female by its colors. Thank you for taking the time to create these beautiful videos.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Awesome! I'm glad the video helped you to determine that you saw a female. Males are very striking with bold streaks, but the creamy white plumage with some streaking of the females I've always found so beautiful.

[@SalemHill]

Wonderful video, thank you.

[@dmagnus9590]

great video, so much fun to watch and learn! i hope to see one soon, keeping my 👀 out! thanks Lesley

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

You're welcome, and best of luck! 👀

[@FunnySurpriseToys]

Beautiful my friend!👍+1

[@keyinadreese7536]

The Black-White Warbler 🐦are so cute 🥰

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Good video Lesley! Thank you for sharing it with us!👍💖😎JP

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

My pleasure 😊

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd 😎

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

A 'starter' bird. lol

[@tillman40]

Please send some to central Florida

[@bassangler73]

Cool little birds!!

[@AllThingsConsidered333]

Ha! Not so easy to spot! They and a few other warblers I keep hearing but can’t get my eyes on them I’m so frustrated! However I did get to see one last year- I was walking alongside a back road & using Merlin just to see what might be there in the trees that I could watch for .. and the B&W warbler came up- I never knew we had such a neat little bird in SW Wisconsin! And a moment or two after it came up as being heard by Merlin, I saw it peeking out through the branches at me.. This year tho, I have heard them in multiple areas and I search with bins and scan the branches, and I stop and wait as still as I can.. and just can’t see them. Doesn’t help that often it’s difficult to tell which of the many trees around me they are on. Magnolia warbler & that darn chestnut sided warbler too I’ve been searching for - hoping to get some pics.. and they just won’t show themselves to me. I wish all the warblers were as fearless & showy as the yellow warblers here- I see them everywhere!

[@kerrykestrowl6785]

Sweet Z warblers

[@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258]

I learn so much from your channel appreciate all the work!!!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That's wonderful. I'm glad :)

[@DianaD63]

I saw one of these years ago on my bird feeder here in Oklahoma. They are striking birds.

[@outpokin]

Saw my first this Thanksgiving morning. West central Florida.

[@SacredPlanet]

I live in Maryland and have never seen these warblers, but I think I've heard them. I'll keep a closer eye out for them now! Thank you for sharing about Lights Out and ways that we can protect birds.

[@Chasstful]

Excellent video! B&Ws are one of my favs. I think the main threat they face is habitat loss and pesticide use on their wintering grounds (Latin America)

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you, Charles :)

[@Mac_Diddy]

They’re not super common in my part of Texas but I managed to see one earlier this spring, he was super cute.

[@Yamp44]

Thanks

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much for the generous donation :)

[@wildlifenatureconservation9379]

Beautiful warbler. Unfortunately lots of these B&W warblers die every spring in New York City due to collisions with skyscrapers.

[@billysolhurok5542]

Thanks!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you so much for the kind donation. :) Happy birding

[@bodynfocus]

❤❤ My wife and I have recently fallen in LOVE with birding. We live in DEEP South Texas and discovered that we live in a primary corridor for migrations. So many varieties available to us from water fowl to Inland species. What a marvelous creation they are. ❤

[@lisareneed]

I just saw my first black and white warbler - beautiful. I live in downtown DC, so I guess he must be passing through

[@danilomejia3097]

En República Dominicana es muy común, es una de mi favorita. Gracias.

[@raulnapoli5490]

Really appreciate how helpful your narration is and how great your videos are for us amateur beginners! Thank you so much!!

[@appalachianwoman561]

This is a bird I've not seen in person, it's coloring is so much like the Carolina Wren and Song Sparrow except for the various shades of pretty brown this beauty has black and white. Many of these birds when I google to see where they are located at in the US it shows my area however as I said I've never seen these little guys. I'd say there's a lot of birds we don't see that are around us, I live in a very rural area but have homes around me and I put out bird feeders all year long yet I've always noticed even when I was a kid growing up or I'd go on hikes that close to houses you'll see birds and even hear them singing yet the further into the forest you go the less you see and hear (althou I'm sure there's some there, it's just perhaps they're so unused to people that they go quiet and maybe even hide). Another thing I've noticed is that when I was a kid the night skies would be littered with lightning bugs, so many as a kid you could run around and catch a jar full in no time but I don't see as many anymore. Similar has happened with the whiperwill, at night you'd hear so many of them and now sadly I've only heard one a handful of times. I keep thinking perhaps they're quiet because we've had two very dry spring/summers back to back and the one's I've heard this year are always the night after it's rained. It's not hunting or anything as people around here aside from the older people no longer hunt so it must be something else going on. This is why it's important we all do our part to take notice of the birds in our area and do what we can for them to survive and reproduce and carry on.

[@billr6983]

I get to see these warblers in my yard occasionally in the spring and summer. A fun bird to watch and photograph. Nice video, great work.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Awesome that you get to see them in your yard, I do too. :) Thank you for the nice comment.

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd warblers are just great beginning birders👍

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd do have herons in your area 🤔

[@DerekLB]

Just after our new house was finished and we moved in I walked out onto my front porch and saw a pair. (Columbia, SC). I see them around the Congaree River as well. Went to my parents house a few weeks back to help take wedding photos which I never take photos of people, just not my style. I went out birding on my parents property after and found two different male B&W Warblers. One had a mouth full of worms or caterpillars. Now if it were alone it would have just eaten them. This leads me to believe that it had a mate near by with babies. Though where my parents live is just below where the map says they breed. Also saw an Oven Bird and Wood Thrush while in the woods, all in all it was a nice day.

[@lynnspillane8651]

Thank you, as always for your wonderful video! I will, now, pay more attention to these sweet little birds!💕

[@bopyranks]

One of the first warblers I learned to identify and I see them almost every time I go out birding. You're right in that they are very curious, and charismatic.

[@TheJacksnipe]

Yesterday there has been found a BaWW in Belgium, first for the country!

[@Momma_Pitbull]

Would you be willing to tell me, or do a video on the camera/lenses/audio equipment you use to get your pictures and footage? I'm hoping to capture a few friends that like to visit me. Thank you so much for what you do.

[@kimulm0619]

You have the cutest videos I never knew a bird considering to feed another birds baby's or nestlings The info and videos are so refreshing a very informative.What an amazing lady you are Leslie,thank you.

[@Townie001]

I've been subscribed to your channel for many years and all of sudden you tube unsubscribed you on my list.if your loosing viewers look to you tube for removing your members without permission. I thought you had stopped posting!

[@starchild7843]

Cincinnati don't turn their lights out and in Covington right across the river, there is a tall casino/hotel that has colored lights that slowly fade to other colors. Cincinnati is lit up so brightly all night. Also the fireworks during the summer, OMG so many fireworks! Every other Friday or when the reds play a home game they fire them off at the end of the games and it sounds like there's a war being going on. Sounds like old cannons being shot like the ones in movies for civil war cannons. Not only that but just about everyone has their own fireworks to shoot off every night it seems during the summer. You would think these people would get burned out on watching them and firing them off themselves, I mean if you seen one fireworks show or doing them yourself you seen them all! I don't understand why they don't get bored doing that. It gets old fast by middle of summer, or the first ones for me anyways. These people are obsessed with them, and it scares the birds nesting above my front porch door and other nesting in the trees in the backyard. I usually find one or two birds dead on the ground in the backyard. Stresses them out badly but I can see that the people around here could care less and it's all about them having fun and not think about others having to hear that all night and all summer long and not think about the wildlife either. Not only is that crap noisy but gets every dog barking! Whoever made it legal to shoot them off in the area I wish they were in hell with their back broke. And no I really don't it's just an old saying.

[@maryjbelle]

I loved how cute they are - another great video. Especially enjoyed the part where the bird peeks in a chickadee nest hole. Is it curiosity or are they looking for something? Thanks for all your work and sharing the enjoyment of bird watching

[@richiephillips1541]

I thought there was something wrong with the audio part of the video when the warbler sang, but my wife said she could hear it. Turns out I'm nearly deaf to that frequency. If I put my ear up against the speaker I can barely make out a tiny squeak sound.

[@gettingold59]

Well done . You two have been very busy and I do appreciate it. BUUUUT my feathered friends have there alarm set for 430am as they have a family to raise but still pretty early

[@DSesignD]

These spotlights are great. I got into birding just over a year ago and I stumbled on this particular character while hiking back to my car. There was a clearing with a thicket and songs I hadn't heard before so I setup my tripod and hung out for a bit. Sure enough I spotted these interesting characters. They had a lot of interactions with each other. I watched them dance sideways up and down stalks of younger bushes. I look forward to seeing them again.

[@mary.comedy.cat.]

phantastic voice...great clip💙💙🐦🐦🐦🐦

[@wendynordstrom3487]

So darn cute! I love their little chirps. I look forward to going back to the modest and start some serious birding.

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

Great video! You actually have footage of the nuthatch nestling feeding contemplation and the black and white warbler following the chickadee? That is so cool! I've seen yellow warblers this spring. Not this one. Not yet. Hope to see one soon!

[@cobrachicken07]

Cute b&w warblers creeping up trees is such a sight. I could watch them all day. Thanks for this video.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Yes, you and me both :) Love watching them.

[@lbbork]

Thank you for your attention and dedication! I really enjoy your many presentations.

[@C141B]

Excellent video as always!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you very much :)

[@stuntstyle777]

I saw one for the first time today here in Bryan Texas. I've never seen or even heard of them but I had to do a search to see about it and wow what an amazing bird. I enjoyed watching the male in the trees. What a beauty

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

Lesley and Jo Alwood upload on the same day? My wishes to the bird gods have finally been answered!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Haha! Jo Alwood is such a nice lady. It's been a few years since I've been in contact with her but it's so nice to know that she is doing good and still uploading. :)

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I absolutely love her! I’ve had some excellent conversations with her in the comments of her videos. The two of you are by far my favorite birders on the internet. I’ve learned so much from the both of you, and you guys have turned me from a casual birder who could just name the things that visit my feeder, into an extremely enthusiastic twitcher, who is dragging my friends and family into the hobby. It’s also an amazing hobby if you are a wheelchair user like I am.

[@karenohanlon4183]

I saw a pair yesterday. I go to the grounds of an estate which is full of wildlife but these two came close to investigate me as I sat on a bench. Lovely little creatures.

[@nathanwebb4836]

I recently saw some black-and-white warblers in a wooded area here in south Alabama.

[@noahway13]

Ha ha. I had one, for a few days, coming to my feeder, right on my window sill. I tried to get a picture-- I thought I was seeing a rare albino wren or something. After seeing the video, he was prob just curious as to what the other birds were doing, since I only had seeds on the menu.

[@earllutz2663]

That is great to know that people in the cities, are turning off their lights, in the high rise buildings, and that because of turning out the lights, it has resulted in an 83 % drop in the deaths, of these little birds. Thank you again Lesley.

[@ospreybird]

:-)

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you, Charles :)

[@daveherres3374]

Great video. I remember the first time I saw one thinking it was a nuthatch.

[@OspreyFlyer]

One of my favorites. An easy Warbler song for beginners to learn. When I was a beginning birder I saw one sitting on my chain link fence just outside the window. I was so excited, I felt like a pro. 😂

[@repetemyname842]

Cant say Ive ever seen one of these guys and Ive spent most of my adult life in Wisconsin.

[@butchcassidy3373]

I've only seen one here in Alabama. But hopefully will see another soon as they are so beautiful

[@levigueydan6410]

Definitely will be looking to spot one of these birds next time I’m out

[@monmowimarciga5052]

I saved one from my own cat, a few minutes ago.

[@JBoy62497]

Just spotted this bird for the first time a few days ago, so this video is good timing!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That's awesome!

[@sidedoor38]

Me too, saw one for the first time last week In a woody shrub next to a stream in my yard. With an American redstart.. yes, perfect timing,

[@josephschaumberg4136]

I haven’t seen this bird here in northern New Mexico

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

On my birding bash… thanks for this information

[@dyrldouglas2087]

Great photos! I enjoy your videos.

[@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258]

Find nests on the ground very cool bird

[@dianne.murielrobidoux9008]

Interesting I've never seen this bird

[@cindypowers4993]

I've not seen this type of warbler before, their black & white plumage is pretty, and they seem like such characters to observe! And I love the info about the program FLAP, and the awareness of how important trees and forest habitats are in keeping certain birds like the black & white warbler from extinction. ✌️💚

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

They truly are characters that's for sure. I'm glad you enjoyed learning about the programs and organizations out there that work hard to protect these precious little beings. 🙂

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd I've seen these birds yet😏

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd the black and white warbler belong to paruidae ☝️

[@ArchTeryx00]

Really glad you gave some press to this very underappreciated bird. They aren't the most colorful warbler, they don't have the most complex song, and they aren't endangered. But they have all kinds of heart and for an amateur ethologist, they're a dream come true. My very first scientific paper, in ornithology, very nearly featured these birds. (Sadly I couldn't find ENOUGH of them and had to switch to Downy/Hairy woodpeckers instead). Black-and-White Warblers will always have a special place in my heart.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

I love this! How nice it would have been if you could have done the scientific paper on them. The Black and White Warbler deserves recognition and admiration. :)

[@jeanjones7486]

Your sharing your knowledge of the birds is a huge help to my learning! Much appreciated! Happy Spring Birding to you to Leslye!

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

That's great to hear! Glad they help. Happy Spring Birding

[@MorellioBenoir]

This is one of those things where it works out for everyone. Turning out lights also helps with the power bill. Also, as humans, getting a view of the night sky always helps put things into perspective. We are all humans on this rock in space, and we are in it together.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Nicely said! :)

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@LesleytheBirdNerd there so creamy looking 🤪

[@donaldmulrooney942]

Great video and info.

[@alexross5714]

I like the way you combine scientific information, aesthetic appreciation, and political advocacy in videos like this one.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Thank you, Alex :)

[@celeselopez7373]

Loved this video. I just really got into birding and was able to get a glimpse of it. Now I'm really wanting to sit and watch them.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Aww that's awesome about you recently getting into birding. :) Have fun, it is such a relaxing hobby.

[@jonahdonahue2930]

I love your videos, I've just discovered your channel. I was wondering if you'd ever do a video on house sparrows. I know some people see them as pests but I love them and are really entertaining to watch.

[@LesleytheBirdNerd]

Hi Jonah, thanks for checking out my channel :) I would love to do a video on House Sparrows and I do plan on making one at some point but it won't be any time soon because my schedule is already set for the next few months. Thank you for suggesting this video idea, and btw I agree with you. They are very entertaining, and I have always thought that they are so adorable.