Less gregarious than other nuthatches, the white-breasted nuthatch ... Upperparts are blue-gray, similar in color to the blue-gray wing edging. Females: they are duller than males; a paler crown ...
The presence of this nuthatch is typically announced by its nasal calls. The red-breasted nuthatch has the un­usual habit of smearing resin around the entrance hole to its nest, presumably to ...