They are brown above and whitish below, with a slender de-curved (downward curve) bill. It is not a rare bird to be seen but elusive for sure. Brown Creepers are tiny woodland birds with an affinity for the biggest trees they can find. They are brown above and whitish below, with a slender de-curved (downward curve) bill. Look for these little, long-tailed scraps of brown and white spiraling up stout trunks and main branches, sometimes passing downward-facing nuthatches along the way. Tiny with a long tail and a sharp, curved bill. It’s always a treat to see this bird and observe its interesting habits and behaviors, not to mention its stunning plumage, but it was especially nice to see it drinking. Its back is mottled brown and the underparts are white. Brown Creepers breed primarily in mature evergreen or mixed evergreen-deciduous forests. Brown Creepers sing a high, warbling song; they also give a high, wavering call note that sounds similar to that of a Golden-crowned Kinglet. By contrast the Black and White Warbler seemed to work at approximately the same height of branches of the Sycamore and Oak trees. Look for these little, long-tailed scraps of brown and white spiraling up stout trunks and main branches, sometimes passing downward-facing nuthatches along the way. AND…check out the video I recently took of a Pileated woodpecker taking advantage of a water fountain in my yard. I recently had the pleasure of spotting one of my favorite, but seldom seen, birds of winter, the Brown creeper. Like a Carolina wren they have a prominent white eye stripe. Smaller than a White-breasted Nuthatch; larger than a Golden-crowned Kinglet. Brown Creepers are tiny yet lanky songbirds. It has a long, spine-tipped tail, a slim body, and a slender, decurved bill. The most noticeable is the “Mexican” Brown Creeper, which ranges into southeastern Arizona and New Mexico. It’s found as an uncommon winter resident statewide October to April. Brown creepers are primarily insect eaters but suet seems to be its preferred food at feeders, probably because it is found often on trunks of trees. Braces itself with its stiff tail as it probes crevices for insects. They have long, spine-tipped tails, slim bodies, and slender, decurved bills. To move to a new tree, they fly weakly to its base and resume climbing up. You can find them at many elevations, even as high as 11,000 feet at treeline in the West. Spirals up tree trunks holding its legs on either side of its body and its long, curved claws hooked into the bark. It’s very interesting to watch. But it was brown! Brown creepers are very small and slim, and quite well camouflaged keeping to trunks of trees. Spirals up trees moving with short, jerky motions using their stiff tails for support. Brown creepers are primarily insect eaters but suet seems to be its preferred food at feeders, probably because it is found often on trunks of trees. It tends to be darker on the back than creepers in other parts of North America. Brown Creepers are tiny woodland birds with an affinity for the biggest trees they can find. It is easily overlooked until its thin, reedy call gives it away. Looking like a piece of bark come to life, the Brown Creeper crawls up trunks of trees, ferreting out insect eggs and other morsels missed by more active birds. Like a Carolina wren they have a prominent white eye stripe. Look for this interesting and elusive little bird. Tiny and delicate songbird. Their brownish heads show a broad, buffy stripe over the eye (supercilium). Sorry for the quality of the photos. In the winter season, the species moves into a broader variety of forests and becomes much easier to find in deciduous woodlands. So, next time we have a little inclement winter weather, that’s when they seem to appear, watch your suet feeder a little more closely. I had never caught one using one of my water sources before. Reaching the top of one tree, it flutters down to the base of another to begin spiraling up again. According to eBird I can expect Carolina Wrens this time of year and it may be too early for House, Sedge or Marsh Wrens--probably the wrong habitat for some of those, too. They move with short, jerky motions using their stiff tails for support. This is the only species that we have that only goes up a tree and never down. Streaked brown and buff above, with their white underparts usually hidden against a tree trunk, Brown Creepers blend easily into bark. Brown Creepers vary somewhat in color and voice across their range. Found primarily in mature evergreen or mixed evergreen-deciduous forests during the breeding season. It doesn't look like a Winter Wren to me which is another possibility. The Cornell Lab will send you updates about birds, birding, and opportunities to help bird conservation. Brown Creepers search for small insects and spiders by hitching upward in a spiral around tree trunks and limbs. Get Instant ID help for 650+ North American birds. Its cryptically colored back helps it blend in with the trees. It has an unusual way of foraging for food by creeping up a tree and then dropping down to the base of another tree and spiraling up. Also found a House Wren singing and apparently staking out its nesting box. It was fun watching the Brown Creeper work from the bottom of the tree to the upper branches and then drop back down and do it all again. It's some kind of wren but I don't know which. Tagged: Brown Creeper, Pileated Woodpecker, tn wildlife, bird watching, woodpeckers, feed the birds, water the birds, Tennessee bird watching, middle tn birds, woody woodpecker, Sign up with your email address to receive local bird news, tips on feeding, and store updates, The Wood Thrush Shop, 6029 Highway 100, Nashville, TN, 37205. See more images of this species in Macaulay Library. Every winter I get a few glimpses of a Brown creeper heading up the trunk of a tree where I have a suet feeder.

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