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Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Photo by ForestDragon
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Description:

Tiny songbird with a reddish breast and belly, gray back, black cap and a white stripe over the eye. Black stripe through the eye and a white throat. Very active and often follows other small birds like Chickadees.

Habitat:

Connetquot State Park, NY. Shrubs on the edge of a field.

Notes:

Do not adjust your computer screen! This little bird was hanging upside down and probing the cone for food.

Reference Links:

Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitho…

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