An unusually long-tailed black-and-white corvid with a black bill ... Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight.

One of the most common winter sparrows, the white-crowned typically occurs in flocks, which may involve more than 100 birds ... Adult: black-and-white striped crown. Immature: tan and brownish ...

The bird is heavily barred black and white on the sides and flanks ... LIFE CYCLE: No one knows for certain this woodpecker’s natural life span, though banded birds have been followed for up to eight ...