Have her look at pictures of nuthatches...


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>Tweets -
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>A coworker saw the following bird at her mixed-seed feeder (in Juanita),
>and I can't help her with the identification. She says she's never seen
>anything like it before, and she's lived here for 30 years or more.
>
>Beak - distinctly pointed, thin, "stuck on the front of the face", rather
>than looking like a cohesive part of the head
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>Tail - short, "stubby"
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>Coloration - white from beak to tail (she thinks) underneath, light tan
>on top, no streaking/mottling. Black streak on face (perhaps from eyes
>back, or cheeks back). She didn't get a good look at the wings.
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>Behavior - hoppy, skittish, wouldn't stay still even while feeding at
>feeder ("kept pushing seeds off the feeder - argh!")
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>Size - 4-5" from beak to tail, round and chubby.
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>Thanks for any help you can give,
>
>Susan Collicott
>camel at serv.net
>Seattle, WA
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