buff white cheeks, chin, and belly. Its wings are bluish-gray in color. A small white spot is found at the nape of the neck. The bird's call is a sharp whee-hyah sounding very similar to a "rubber duck" toy and particularly is loud for a bird its size. They also make softer "pit pit pit"'' calls while in flight as well as other squeaking noises. If heard or seen well, this species is virtually unmistakable in the wild, since it overlaps only with the very differently marked and larger red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatches. References External links Brown-Headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter Brown-headed Nuthatch Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology Brown-headed Nuthatch Bird Sound at Florida Museum of Natural History brown-headed nuthatch Native birds of the Southeastern United States Endemic birds of the Eastern United States Tool-using animals brown-headed nuthatch brown-headed nuthatch