TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

White Breasted Nuthatch Side Male White Breasted Nuthatch- Sitta carolinensis Male White Breasted Nuthatch- Sitta carolinensis, Order PASSERIFORMES - Family SITTIDAE, the nuthatches. Small, stout tree climbers with strong, woodpecker like bills, strong feet. Can be seen going down trees headfirst. This species has an easily recognizable black cap and jet black eye on a white face. Year long resident. This beauty was spotted in the woods behind Mark McPhail's house in Oxford in the early evening. (Photo: April 7, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 400mm f/5.6L IS USM) More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/White-breasted_Nuthatch.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.