White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

The White-breasted Nuthatch is a fairly common bird found by the river. You will often see it walking up and down the trunks of trees in search of insects and spiders to eat. It has a black head and neck with a white body.

Click here to listen to the White-breasted Nuthatch.
Photo courtesy of North Dakota Game and Fish

Wood Duck | Blue Jay | Eastern Kingbird | White-breasted Nuthatch | Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers | Common Flicker | Black-capped Chickadee | Great Horned Owl | Song Sparrow

 





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