BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, ROAD TO NIKE MISSILE HISTORIC SITE, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, FL

   We can ID this bird as a Brown-headed Nuthatch as follows:

• Nuthatches climb trees down on the tree trunk; this behavior can be seen in the first photo.
• Plain gray above and whitish, grayish or buffy below.
• Short tail.
• Head and bill are relatively large.  The bill is black and sharp.
• The crown is brown.  You can make this out in the second photo.
• Dark eye-line.

   The Brown-headed Nuthatch is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 277.