Common winter bird in Massachusetts?

Question

I need help to identify a bird that has been frequenting my winter feeder. It sort of looks like a white breasted nuthatch, but it's body seems more solid dark gray and it has a yellow beak. It is rather roundish, with a bright white belly. Any ideas? I get 5 to7 visiting my feeder at a time--they arrive in a group. They seem to be at my feeder at the same timeas the black capped chicadees.

Answer 1

Dark-eyed Junco or "snowbird" fits the description but the beaks on both sexes is a pale pinkish color. I looked in my National Audubon Society pocket guide for back yard birds and the beak looks yellowish in the picture.