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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
35.1782, -80.8489
Field Notes
Description:
small bird about 5.5 inches long with a large head and almost no neck; tail is very short; long, narrow bill is straight or slightly upturned; gray-blue on the back, with a frosty white face, breast & belly; black or gray cap and neck frame the face and make it look like this bird is wearing a hood; lower belly and under the tail are often chestnut; Bluish-gray back and wings; eats insects & seeds; cavity nester
Habitat:
urban schoolyard
Notes:
found this little one dead under a window at school and think he must have flown into the window and broke its neck because we saw no other sign of injury
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 28, 2016
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