Brown creeper
Certhia americana
Identification Tips:
- Small size
- Thin, decurved bill
- Bold white supercilium
- Brown upperparts with white spots
- Rusty rump
- White underparts
- Fairly long tail
- Sexes similar
- Feeds by creeping along tree trunks and branches
Similar species:
The Brown Creeper is the only small brown bird that forages in such a
unique manner-it creeps along trunks and branches like a woodpecker. It
blends in quite well and can be difficult to see.