Back in 2004, in what now seems like another life, I had a memorable experience on my way to work. Walking east along Wacker Drive, I noticed what looked like a leaf floating toward the sidewalk.

The red-breasted nuthatch has the un­usual habit of smearing resin around the entrance hole to its nest, ... Calls are higher and more nasal than the white-breasted nuthatch’s. Song: a rapid, ...

The tiny Red-breasted Nuthatch is smaller than a sparrow, so its call may be more noticeable, sounding like a kid blowing a tin trumpet in the forest. Their high-pitched nasally call is an ...

The white-breasted nuthatch is often observed walking and probing head-down on the trunks of large conifers in mature wooded areas. The first impression is a small bird with a very white head and ...

Mention the name “nuthatch” and most people will think of the white-breasted nuthatch, a year-around resident lured to many feeding stations in the Lehigh Valley region.In winter, however, the ...

The white-breasted nuthatch is a familiar bird to many feeders in our region. This small songbird is snowy white below and wears a coat of slate-blue above. A bold black stripe caps its head and neck.

If you see a very agile, active little bird hopping down a tree trunk headfirst, or hanging upside down, it is probably a nuthatch; maybe a red-breasted or a white-breasted nuthatch. I’ve always ...

Winter bird feeding brings countless hours of pleasure to thousands of Iowans statewide. Observing our backyard visitors becomes even more interesting whenever a rare or unusual species makes a ...

Last Tuesday afternoon as I stared out the kitchen window, the birds that were feasting at the feeders and on the ground below had me mesmerized. I expected cardinals but didn’t see even one … ...

Like mountain chickadees, juniper titmice and pygmy and red-breasted nuthatches, the white-breasted nuthatch depends upon trees for food and for nesting.

First off, I want to wish you a Happy New Year. I hope that any effects of self-inflicted devastation have worn off and that you are able to kick back and relax on the first weekend of the New ...

Less gregarious than other nuthatches, the white-breasted nuthatch is typically seen singly or in pairs. In fall and winter, it regularly forms small mixed-species flocks, but a single flock ...