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The Brown Creeper is a small and slender bird, brown above, lighter below, and heavily streaked. They have long, stiff tails, used for support when climbing. It is a permanent resident of the Algonquin Highlands, but there are few of them around. The call of the Brown Creeper is a soft, lisping sound, and its song is a thin, musical warble. The markings of the Brown Creeper allows it to blend into its surroundings with great ease.
They spend all of their time on tree trunks, creeping up them in search of food, which is where its name comes from. They work their way up a tree trunk, searching the bark for insects or their eggs or larvae. Working their way up the tree in spirals, the Brown Creeper always moves in an upward direction. When they get near the top, they quickly drop down to the base of another tree and start up again. They are relentless birds, continuing this process every day of their lives. The Brown Creeper never stops to perch like other birds. Their nests, constructed of shreds of bark, feathers, sticks and moss is even placed against a tree trunk and covered with a piece of loose bark. Therefore, they can keep the same habits even when nesting. Females lay 6 to 7 white eggs, lightly speckled with brown.
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BROWN CREEPER
Certhia americana
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