Photographs - © Walter Bauer, San Antonio, Texas - 2009
Field
Marks: Upside down bird. Known for its
black cap and beady black eye on a white face.
Voice: It's song is a series of low,
nasal, whistled notes on the same pitch. For example, "whi, whi, whi, whi,
whi, whi, whi or may sound like who,who,who"
Where found: S. Canada south to s.
Mexico. This particular one was seen near Baldwinsville, New York and
Plymouth, Mass.
Texas: Resident in e. third and west
to Fort Worth, Bryan. It is also a resident in the mountains of the
Trans-Pecos. It is very prevalent in the Edwards Plateau.
Habitat: Woodlands, grooves, shade trees.
Nest: In the hole of a tree. Lays 5-7 dotted eggs.