Black-And-White Warbler at Berkeley, California
Black-and-White Warbler at Berkeley, California
March 18, 1915, a female Blackand-White Warbler (Mniotilta waria) was noted in a large live oak tree on the lower part of the University of California campus. When first seen, against a strong light, its colors could not be made out, but its actions resembled those of a creeper. Later it was seen under more favorable conditions. The strikingly contrasted black and white striping on the upper surface and the unmarked under parts (indicative of the female), the zigzag hopping movement along the larger limbs and short circling flights were all then clearly noted. Compared with other warblers occurring on the campus it seems to spend more of its time on the under surface of large limbs. A faint call note was the only sound heard. Mr. A. C. Shelton and Mr. E. P. Rankin were present at the time the bird was seen and we all immediately repaired to the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and verified the identification by examining skins of this and other species. To my knowledge this is the fifth record of the species for California.
Tracy I. Storer
Berkeley, California
