Male and female plumage similar. Crown and nape a grayish-brown color. Back, wings, tail and flanks are a slaty blue-gray color. Throat white, belly and under-tail coverts are a creamy buffy color.

Residential, Ponderosa/Coniferous

Common

A bark and foliage gleaner particularly fond of Ponderosa Pine trees. Common at backyard feeders in forested habitats. Common at the higher elevations such as in the Bradshaw Mountains.

Insects, seeds, nuts, suet

White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches

Residential areas such as Ponderosa Park, Timberridge, and Mountain Club. Also, Granite Basin, Thumb Butte trailhead parking lot, and pretty much anywhere up in the Bradshaw Mountains.