. . 163 BROWN COPYRIGH1 1900, BY >. w. MUMFORD CHICAGO. WHITE BREASTED size. CREEPERS 437 The nests are an accumulation of bark strips, grass, andfeathers snugly tucked away under the loose bark on theperpendicular trunk of a tree, which may be standing on theedge of a dense woods or near a little lake. The eggs are pure pearly white, thickly dotted about thelarger end with bright reddish specks. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH The White-breasted Nuthatch is a resident of easternNorth America from Canada t
. . 163 BROWN COPYRIGH1 1900, BY >. w. MUMFORD CHICAGO. WHITE BREASTED size. CREEPERS 437 The nests are an accumulation of bark strips, grass, andfeathers snugly tucked away under the loose bark on theperpendicular trunk of a tree, which may be standing on theedge of a dense woods or near a little lake. The eggs are pure pearly white, thickly dotted about thelarger end with bright reddish specks. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH The White-breasted Nuthatch is a resident of easternNorth America from Canada to the Southern States, breed-ing throughout the range. Nuthatches are equally good at climbing or are the only American birds which attempt to travelany distance down the trunk of a tree or the under side ofa limb head downward. They do not brace themselves withthe tail, as do the woodpeckers and creepers. They arehardy birds, spending twelve months of the year in a goodlocality. During the coldest weather they wander throughthe trees of our parks and orchards in company with thechickadees and downy woodpeckers. Like t
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