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    Default White or Red-breasted Nuthatch?

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    I'm not sure if this is white or red-breasted. The underparts look more like a red-breasted, but it lacks the eye-stripe, which indicates white-breasted nuthatch. I saw it plucking a spider from the tree, but I think both species eat insects. Could it be a female or juvi red-breasted lacking the dark eye stripe?

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    Hank- This is a White-breasted nut hatch. The Red-breasted have black crown and line through eye. Nice image!

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    Agree. No mistaking them, and the White-breasted Nuthatches are bigger too.

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