Photo ID Quiz Answer

Hey everyone, bird in the photo quiz from 1/2 was a red-breasted nuthatch.  Unfortunately, I chose this picture because I could not get a better shot of this little guy!  He just kept refusing to face the camera.  I hope to have some better quizzes in the near future for everyone, so stay tuned.

Even from this angle you can see the white supercilium (the line above the eye), the bluish back, and some of the orange color of the belly.  This is not a Black-capped or Carolina chickadee for several reasons.  First is the white eye line.  Also, this bird has no white, or grey edging on the secondaries.  Here is a black-capped chickadee for comparison:

Update 1/12/13- I got a photo of a Red-breasted Nutchatch in Alabama that gives a better view!