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White-breasted Nuthatch

The white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a small, stocky songbird of North American woodlands, often seen hitching headfirst down tree trunks in search of insects and seeds. Birders know its nasal yank-yank call as a familiar winter sound in deciduous forests. In Ambient recordings from Iowa's Yellow River State Forest, the white-breasted nuthatch joins warblers, sparrows, and the hush of a brook — a clear, industrious voice that helps listeners learn one of the continent's most distinctive tree-climbing songs.

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