728. Sitta canadensis 

 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 4 12 inches 



Male. Above blue-gray ; top of head black, the sides white ; 

 broad black line through eye ; bill long and black. Below, throat 

 white; breast chestmit ; tail short and square, with white spots. 

 Female. Similar, but little black on the head. 

 Distinguished from White-breasted by its red breast and smaller 

 size. An uncommon winter visitor in Massachusetts. 



Song. Similar to the White-breasted but sharper and higher 



pitched. 



Nest. In hole in tree. 



Breeds. In northern New England. 



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