[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

This male American Redstart was photographed at Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 3, 2009)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

This male American Redstart was photographed at the Convention Center in South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This male Bay-breasted Warbler was photographed at the TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 4, 2008)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

Bay-breasted Warblers breed throughout southeastern and central Canada and along the very northern edge of the US from Maine to Minnesota. They get their name from the rich chestnut or "bay" coloring of the males on the top of the head, and across the throat, upper breast, and sides. This is set off by a black face mask, a buffy "ear patch", and a black back with white wing bars. Females lack the rich head pattern of the males and have only a faint wash of the bay color across the upper breast and sides. This Bay-breasted Warbler was photographed at Brigantine NWR in New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 8.25 in.]

The Black-and-white Warbler looks exactly as its name would suggest - covered with black and white streaks and markings. It is a common migrant and breeding bird in mixed woodlands of the eastern US and southern Canada. Its easily learned, repetitive "WEE-SEE WEE-SEE WEE-SEE" song is sure to be heard in the forest on any spring morning. One of the most acrobatic warblers, Black-and-white Warblers often hang upside down or cling to the side of a tree much like a Nuthatch. This male Black-and-white Warbler was photographed in a central New Jersey woodland during spring migration. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 8.25 in.]

This male Black-and-white Warbler was photographed at the TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 3, 2008)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 8.25 in.]

This female Black-and-white Warbler was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 9, 2008)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 8.25 in.]

This Black-and-white Warbler was photographed at the Frontera Audubon Nature Center, Weslaco, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 18, 2009)