SITTID^: Nuthatches 



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Southwestern California 

 Res. Common. Coniferous 

 forests of mountains. Rarely 

 descends to foothills in winter. 

 Nest in a tree cavity, often one 

 dug by the bird in a rotten 

 trunk. 



Slender-billed Nuthatch 



Arizona S.V., in Transition Zone of northern mountains. Res. in 

 southerly ranges. Ranges through Rocky Mountains from British 

 Columbia into Mexico. 



Arizona Res. Tran- 

 sition Zone generally. Common. 

 Always in flocks, except when 

 nesting, and usually in com- 

 pany with Chickadees and 

 Creepers. 



FWpy Nuthatch 



Southwestern California Res. Common. Pine forest of Transition 

 Zone, rarely' straying lower. 



