Mystery Bird: Black and White Warbler, Mniotilta varia

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[Mystery birds] Black and White Warbler, , photographed in Quintana and Beach, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 20 March 2009 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with tsn-pz camera eyepiece 1/320s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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Family Guy, S07E02 'I Dream of Jesus': Peter: Brian, can I see that paper for a sec? (Brian gives Peter the paper. Peter peruses the paper.) Peter: Huh... that's odd... I thought that would big news.

Black-and-white warbler, based on the stripes on the back, the head pattern, the long, downward-curving beak, and the nuthatch-like creeping behavior.

What a neat shot!

Black and White Warblers are off da HOOOOOOOK. You're all like "Oh snap, a white-breasted nuthatch" and then BAM! you're wrong. Black and White Warbler iz nuthatch-like bark-creepin' all over your face.

It's hard to top Sam's description, but yeah, it's black and white, it's a little needle-billed warbler, and it's on the underside of a branch.