white-breasted nuthatch
sitta carolinensis latin

Ground dog biscuits: Blue jay, chickadee and white-breasted nuthatch.

The White-breasted Nuthatch has nine subspecies, although the differences are small and change gradually across the range.

The White-breasted Nuthatch often travels with small mixed flocks in winter.

Birds in the park include robin, white-breasted nuthatch, blue jay, cardinal, junco, crow and wild turkey.

The White-breasted Nuthatch means eleven.

The White-breasted Nuthatch responds to predators near the nest by flicking its wings while making hn-hn calls.

The White-breasted Nuthatch is a common species with a large range, estimated at 8.6 million square kilometers (3.3 million square miles).

Suddenly Mr. Lincoln whispered, "There's something," as a white-breasted nuthatch flew up from the brush.

Like other nuthatches, the White-breasted Nuthatch forages for insects on trunks and branches, and is able to move head-first down trees.

"Most common are the cardinal, chickadee, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, crow, bluejay and white-throated sparrow," Ms. Antenen said.

The tufted titmouse, crimson-colored Northern cardinal, white-breasted nuthatch and familiar blue jay (shown at left) are among the birds that can be found in the park in winter.

Then, in 1960, his print White-Breasted Nuthatch was selected for the thirtieth publication of the Prairie Print Makers.

The White-breasted Nuthatch was first described by English ornithologist John Latham in his 1790 work, the Index Ornithologicus.

The breeding habitat of the White-breasted Nuthatch is woodland across North America, from southern Canada to northern Florida and southern Mexico.

If heard or seen well, this species is virtually unmistakable in the wild, since it overlaps only with the very different marked and larger Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches.

Sunflower seeds: Blue jay, cardinal, chickadee, goldfinch, grackle, mourning dove, redwing blackbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse and white-breasted nuthatch.

Black-capped Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, White-breasted Nuthatch are common residents and Red -breasted nuthatch is sometimes found.

Red-breasted Nuthatches smear sap around the entrance holes to their nests, while White-breasted Nuthatches rub foul-smelling insects around theirs.

Ms. Elliott said the Ramble's feathered inhabitants at this time of year include downy woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches, tufted titmice, red-winged blackbirds and a young, female goshawk.

"As you walk through the beautiful trails, the chickadees, tufted titmice and, sometimes, white-breasted nuthatch will come, one by one, and feed right out of the palm of your hand."

The White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a small songbird of the nuthatch family which breeds in old-growth woodland across much of temperate North America.

The insects consumed by the White-breasted Nuthatch include caterpillars, ants, and pest species such as pine weevils, oystershell and other scale insects, and jumping plant lice.

The researchers studied data on hundreds of Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice and white-breasted nuthatches that had been trapped during colder months, taking note of the time of day they were captured.

The White-breasted Nuthatch has a similar appearance and contact call to the White-cheeked Nuthatch, Sitta leucopsis, of the Himalayas and was formerly considered to be conspecific.

The White-breasted Nuthatch is the only North American nuthatch usually found in deciduous trees; Red-breasted, Pygmy and Brown-headed Nuthatches prefer pines.

The White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a small songbird of the nuthatch family which breeds in old-growth woodland across much of temperate North America.