5.25 inches long. The Brown Creeper is a small bird with a thin bill that is curved down. It has cryptic brown upperparts with white spots. The underparts are white. And the rump is rusty. There is a bold white eyebrow. The tail is long.
The Brown Creeper is an uncommon migrant and occasional winter visitor in the area. It may appear by late September and is last seen by mid May. It may occasionally be seen throughout the year.
The Brown Creeper feeds on insects by creeping along the trunk or branch of a tree. It is usually spiraling upward from the base of a tree to a higher level. It uses its tail as a prop while climbing. It is well camouflaged against a tree trunk. Northern and high-altitude populations migrate while other populations do not migrate. It often joins mixed-species foraging flocks in the fall and winter. The call is a soft musical “see-see-titi-see” similar to that of the Golden-crowned Kinglet.
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