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    The white-breasted nuthatch is a small bird with a black back, white underbelly, and thin pointed beak. It is around 4-5 inches long with an 11 inch wingspan. It gets its name from stuffing seeds into tree bark and using its beak to extract the edible part. It eats both seeds and insects found on tree bark. It is often seen hopping headfirst down trees and lives in mature forests with oak trees near driveways to the CFTA.

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    The white-breasted nuthatch is a small bird with a black back, white underbelly, and thin pointed beak. It is around 4-5 inches long with an 11 inch wingspan. It gets its name from stuffing seeds into tree bark and using its beak to extract the edible part. It eats both seeds and insects found on tree bark. It is often seen hopping headfirst down trees and lives in mature forests with oak trees near driveways to the CFTA.

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    The white-breasted nuthatch is a small bird with a black back, white underbelly, and thin pointed beak. It is around 4-5 inches long with an 11 inch wingspan. It gets its name from stuffing seeds into tree bark and using its beak to extract the edible part. It eats both seeds and insects found on tree bark. It is often seen hopping headfirst down trees and lives in mature forests with oak trees near driveways to the CFTA.

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    White-Breasted Nuthatch Characteristics

    Sitta carolinensis Appearance: Black back; white with some brown


    underbelly; thin, pointed beaks
    Size: 4-5” long; 11" wingspan
    Nuthatches get their name for their
    Call: Nasal chirping call
    stuffing of seeds into bark and then
    Location: Found in oak trees near driveway to
    using their beaks to “hatch” the meaty
    part of the seed. They also eat insects CFTA
    that live on the bark of the trees. They Season: Year-round
    are agile birds who are often spotted
    hopping headfirst down trees. They
    commonly live in mature deciduous
    forests with maple, hickory, basswood
    and especially oaks. They often only have one brood a year and tend to mate for life. Their
    predators are owls, woodpeckers and other large birds, squirrels and sometime snakes looking to
    eat their eggs.

    Fun Facts Sources


    Nuthatches have an uncommon beak because Audubon Society
    most birds have either sharp, fragile beaks for Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    nabbing insects or thick tough ones to split Picture: Katie Furlong ‘18
    seeds, and the nuthatch has a combination of
    both.

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