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CERRILLOS HILLS HISTORIC PARK

Nuthatches, Creepers



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Brown Creeper - not present

Certhia americana


LS reports: Brown Creeper recorded.

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Pygmy Nuthatch - not present

Certhia americana


LS reports: Brown Creeper recorded.

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Red-breasted Nuthatch - possible presence

Sitta canadensis


MR reports: observed in September 2002 in elm trees in Cerrillos.

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White-breasted Nuthatch - confirmed presence

Sitta carolinensis

Size: 6" - Nuthatch

Back gray-blue; face, underparts white; crown narrow, black; vent, sides, washed rusty. Creeps headfirst down trunks.


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IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS

Sighted at the Leonora Curtin Natural History Area (a lush, well-watered preserve 3 miles north of Cerro Bonanza, near La Ciénega)

White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper - WINTER

Sighted at the Ortiz Mountains Educational Preserve (an isolated high mountain group -- 7,000 to 9,000 feet elevation -- eight miles south of Cerrillos.)

White breasted nuthatch - May '02, Apr '03
Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper - as of '04




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This page last revised 24 November 2007