Bird of the Month: The Pygmy Nuthatch

• Length: 3.5 inches
• Straight thin bill
• Gray-brown crown
• White patch on nape
• White lower face, throat and underparts
• Blue-gray upperparts
• Short tail
• Sexes similar
• Feeds by hopping along tree trunks and branches often hanging upside down
• Most often found in pine trees
• Range restricted to western United States