[TN-Bird] Re: 12 weeks of red-breasted nuthatches
- From: Shawna Ellis <yodergoat@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rivendell@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:32:45 -0600
This winter we have had Red-breasted Nutchatches at our feeders on a
daily basis. This is the first time we've even SEEN Red-breasted
Nuthatches nearby in more than 10 years, perhaps more like 15! There
seem to be at least three of them (athough one day I think we saw
four), and there are at least two that come with great regularity.
They arrived in the yard in early November but stayed in the beech
trees and did not come to the feeders until about the third week of
November. Since they started coming to the feeders, they haven't
stopped and they come many times each day... they're among the most
consistent and regular visitors. We feed black oil sunflower seeds,
homemade suet cakes and dried mealworms. They are big on the the seeds
and love the suet when its cold. They're very approachable and tame
when one is filling the feeders or standing by the feeder tree (one
even ate seeds from my husband's hand). They also spend a great deal
of time hopping around on the front porch near where we feed, looking
for beech nuts or stray sunflower seeds. I like their plucky demeanor.
They are just delightful birds to have in the yard and we sure wish
they'd stick around to breed here. It would be sad to see them go.
One odd thing is that we usually have many more White-breasted
Nutchatches than we have had this year, but this winter we seem to
only have two.
As far as unusual species this winter, besides the Red-breasted
Nutchatches we've also had Pine Siskins at the feeder (in varying
small numbers) and we did have that one day of Evening Grosbeaks (a
pair seen on November 16). There also seem to be far more Cedar
Waxwings in the yard than usual, both in number and consistency of
appearances.
Shawna Ellis
Paris, Henry County TN
On 1/19/13, Jud Johnston <rivendell@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ed and TN-birders,
>
> In the winter of 1992-93, while living in Winfield, AL, I had a group of
> about six red-breasted nuthatches stay virtually all winter. At that time,
> I was just on the verge of becoming a "birder", and didn't realize I was
> seeing more red-breasted nuthatches every day than I woould see for the next
> 20 years. In December 1992, I moved from Guin to Winfield, and had also had
> a red-breasted nuthatch at my feeders in Guin. (7 miles away)
>
> Jud Johnston
> Waynesboro
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