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Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
37.5029, -122.47
Field Notes
Description:
The Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is a tiny songbird, about 10 cm (4 inches) long and about 10 grams in weight. It ranges from southern British Columbia south through various discontinuous parts of the western U.S. (northwest U.S., Sierra Nevada range, southern Rockies, etc.), to central Mexico. It is usually found in pines (especially Ponderosa Pines), Douglas-firs, and other conifers. Pygmy Nuthatches clamber acrobatically in the foliage of these trees, feeding on insects and seeds; less often they creep along limbs or the trunk like bigger nuthatches.
Habitat:
Monterey pines and apple trees
Notes:
These little guys are very shy and will only come to the suet feeder when the bigger birds are not around. They often come with small flocks of Chestnut-backed Chickadees.
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