Birds Identified: White-breasted Nuthatch
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White-breasted Nuthatch has these characteristics:
- Hopping or climbing
- Smaller than robin
- Bill long, as long or longer than head
- Mostly black and white, or other dark color and white
- Underparts plain
- Crown patch
- North summer (June through August)
- North winter (November through February)
- South summer (June through August)
- South winter (November through February)
- Wood habitat
- Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Bounding flight
- Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org