[birdky] Re: red-breasted nuthatches
- From: Michael Hamm <michael.hamm@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'jbaker@xxxxxxx'" <jbaker@xxxxxxx>, "birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:43:47 -0500
I too have a red-breasted nuthatch (only one) coming occasionally to my feeder
in Danville, but unlike yours, mine eats only suet. I've never seen him take a
safflower seed. Also had a hairy wp last week, along with the usual downies.
That's an unusual bird for my yard feeder.
Michael F.Hamm
Ewing T. Boles Professor of History
Centre College
600 West Walnut Street
Danville, Kentucky 40422
859-238-5264
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From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Baker, Jannine M
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 12:07 PM
To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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
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