White-breasted Nuthatch are found on Mt. Tom and in the Ferns ⁴

The White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a small songbird of the nuthatch family which breeds in old-growth woodland across much of temperate North America. It is a stocky bird, with a large head, short tail, powerful bill and strong feet. The upperparts are pale blue-gray, and the face and underparts are white. It has a black cap and a chestnut lower belly. The nine subspecies differ mainly in the color of the body plumage.

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2. (c) Vicki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/vickisnature/3271814421/
3. (c) Nick Chill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/nchill4x4/4820708585/
4. Adapted by prattcenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitta_carolinensis

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