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White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The back is blue-gray and the head and belly are white. The bill is pointed, and there is a black stripe from the base of the bill to the back.

Habitat:

Walking up and down the trunk of a tree in an open field near a creek.

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White-breasted Nuthatch

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013

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