. Birds of Washington and vicinity . ofsquirrel or rabbit fur. The eggs, 6 to 8, are white,spotted with brown. 48 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH White-breasted Nuthatch: Sitta carolinensis. Length 6 inches. Upper parts bluish-gray; top of head glossy black. Under parts and sides of head white. Tail shows white and black. Resident all the year, more common in winter. The nasal yank, yank of the Nuthatch is a commonsound in our woods when the nesting season is overand birds begin to gather in flocks. This call of theNuthatch is so peculiar that it is soon learned, andhis characteristic habit of creepin
. Birds of Washington and vicinity . ofsquirrel or rabbit fur. The eggs, 6 to 8, are white,spotted with brown. 48 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH White-breasted Nuthatch: Sitta carolinensis. Length 6 inches. Upper parts bluish-gray; top of head glossy black. Under parts and sides of head white. Tail shows white and black. Resident all the year, more common in winter. The nasal yank, yank of the Nuthatch is a commonsound in our woods when the nesting season is overand birds begin to gather in flocks. This call of theNuthatch is so peculiar that it is soon learned, andhis characteristic habit of creeping down tree trunkshead-first identifies him to the eye. Besides insects,he eats nuts, acorns and corn, which he hammers intothe crevices of rough bark or into cracks in fencerails, and then splits open with his sharp, strong his comrades, the Titmouse and Chickadee, henests in holes, often in one that a Downy Wood-pecker has deserted, lining it with grasses, hair andfeathers. Five speckled eggs are laid. BROWN THRASHER 49. BROWN THRASHER. Brown Thrasher; Brown Thrush: Harporhynchus rufiis. Length 11^2 inches; very long tailUpper parts reddish-brown; two whitish parts white, streaked with black. Resident (very common) from April 15 to October 15;winters in the Southern States. The Thrasher is one of our finest songsters. Whenhe mounts to a tree-top and pours out his soul onlythe Mockingbird can be compared with him. Thereis indeed a decided resemblance in their songs, andin Maryland the Thrasher is called Sandy Mocking-bird, while farther south he goes by the name ofFrench Mockingbird, Although he sings in tree-tops, he lives near the ground and is often seen inroad-side thickets, or dusting himself in the road,—4 50 MO CKINGBIRD themselves, we should say, for the pair are generallytogether unless one is on the nest. In the woods theyscratch in dead leaves for bugs and worms, makingas much noise as chickens. Brown Thrashers are noted for devotion to t
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