. Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks . Birds; Birds. Clark's Nutcracker Dick Follett Red-breasted Nuthatch. Dean E. Biggins RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (Sitta canadensis) The nuthatch is a small bird with a long, slightly upward-turned bill and short legs set far back on its stubby body. Unlike other birds which patrol the tree trunks, the nuthatch moves about without the aid of its tail. Fur- thermore, the red-breasted nuthatch not only moves^laterally and upward, it also may be seen crawling down a tree trunk in jerky, circular spirals. This species feeds largely on bark insects a
. Birds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks . Birds; Birds. Clark's Nutcracker Dick Follett Red-breasted Nuthatch. Dean E. Biggins RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (Sitta canadensis) The nuthatch is a small bird with a long, slightly upward-turned bill and short legs set far back on its stubby body. Unlike other birds which patrol the tree trunks, the nuthatch moves about without the aid of its tail. Fur- thermore, the red-breasted nuthatch not only moves^laterally and upward, it also may be seen crawling down a tree trunk in jerky, circular spirals. This species feeds largely on bark insects and their larvae. It varies its diet with seeds and nuts. The nuthatch nests in a hole in a dead conifer or conifer snag, and displays the unique ability of flying directly into the nest cavity. The call of the red-breasted nuthatch is a nasal, oft-repeated "ank," which resembles the sound produced by a little tin horn. Red- breasted nuthatches breed in relatively open stands of lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir in Yellowstone and Grand Teton, 47. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Follett, Dick. [United States] : Yellowstone Library and Museum Association in cooperation with National Park Service, U. S. Dept. of Interior
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