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Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

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Field Notes

Description:

This small songbird often creeps around trees in a head-down position. Breast is reddish brown and the back is a blue-gray. A black cap and eye stripe separated by a white stripe and a white chin and throat adorn the head. Bill is black. Females are similar but less colorful.

Habitat:

Coniferous forests.

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