[birdky] Re: red-breasted nuthatches

  • From: linda craiger <lindacraiger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jbaker@xxxxxxx>, "birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 21:51:50 +0000

I too have had a pair of red-breasted nuthatches since Nov.  I'm wondering when 
they are due to leave, or will they nest here this year???      Linda Craiger / 
Glasgow

> From: jbaker@xxxxxxx> To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 
> 12:07:08 -0500> Subject: [birdky] red-breasted nuthatches> > Two red-breasted 
> nuthatches have been coming to my feeders here in the Gardenside area of 
> Lexington since at least November. This morning I actually determined that 
> they are a male and female- I have a few good shots of the male and will try 
> to get the female as well. Although I have peanut suet available, I have only 
> seen them take safflower seeds (I don't provide sunflower seeds)- like 
> chickadees, they are very discriminating when it comes to seed selection!. 
> This is the first time in almost 10 years of feeding that I have seen this 
> bird in the yard. I thought this was interesting since Cornell's BirdScope 
> mentioned that eBird predicted an irruptive year last June and July. Also, on 
> Thursday 2/28, I happened to catch the first chipping sparrow for the yard 
> this year.> > Jannine Baker> Lexington KY> ======TES TO SUBSCRIBERS=====> > 
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