This profile of a Brown Creeper tells the story of this species. The color and pattern of the feathers allow it to blend in with the bark of a tree almost perfectly. Also note the exaggerated size of ...

The brown creeper is a hard bird to track down. As its name suggests, it is a brown bird that spends much of its time creeping, in this bird’s case along the brown bark of a big tree. This makes the ...

You may have never seen a brown creeper in your backyard. But if you have a fair number of trees, it is likely one of these well-camouflaged birds has been creeping about without you knowing. Brown ...

They’re described variously as “pieces of moving bark,” “long-tailed scraps of brown,” and “tiny dry leaves blown by the wind.” We’re talking brown creepers, birds easily overlooked but fascinating to ...

Editor's note: due to a production error in last week's edition, the Eagle-Independent is presenting the Westford Wildlife column again in entirety. Birds need native ...