Janet,
   The earliest presumed migrant Black-&-white Warbler in the database is one banded in Caroline County on July 17, 1987. The earliest I have listed for Montgomery County is July 28, 1981. Probably most of these early migrants go through undetected because no one is looking for them or if they are seen are not recognized as migrants at that time.

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Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 


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From: Janet Millenson <> 

> A Black-and-White Warbler, apparently a young male, showed up at my little 
> pond just now looking to beat the heat. It's the first time I've seen this 
> species around here other than during spring or fall migration. (It's too 
> early for migrating warblers, right? Like it's still too early to be 
> thinking about "back to school"?) 
> 
> Janet Millenson 
> Potomac, MD (Montgomery County) 
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> "Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot 
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