New to my feeder - Red Breasted Nuthatch (1 Viewer)

kaypros

Active member

• Apr 20, 2005

• #1

It was fun to see this little fellow at the feeder. I see them in forests, but have never seen one at my feeder. He was there with some white throated sparrows and cardinals and downy woodpeckers.

 

Attachments

• 
  nut2.jpg

  111.1 KB · Views: 108

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Apr 20, 2005

• #2

I would be quite happy to come across this fellow anywhere as I have yet to add it to my life list. Lucky you!

 

L

lvn600

Well-known member

• Apr 20, 2005

• #3

kaypros said:

It was fun to see this little fellow at the feeder. I see them in forests, but have never seen one at my feeder. He was there with some white throated sparrows and cardinals and downy woodpeckers.

Click to expand...

Good for you I've never seen one at my feeder or in the forest.

 

kaypros

Active member

• Apr 20, 2005

• #4

Thankyou for posting back to me K.C and IVN !

If you really want to put them on your life list you only need to go to the Pinery Provincial Park an hour north of me. ( not too far from Sarnia ) They are there all the time at the park feeders, at least every time I've visited, so I'm guessing they are year round.

Good Luck !

 

M

MikeDale

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2005

• #5

Stunning bird! This little chap started one of the biggest twitches in the annals of British Birding back in October 1989 I think it was.

 

Katy Penland

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2005

• #6

kaypros said:

It was fun to see this little fellow at the feeder. I see them in forests, but have never seen one at my feeder...

Click to expand...

I've had that experience, too, seeing this sp only a few times at the feeder but more in the forest. I know they're not particularly shy around dwellings because on our Christmas Bird Count, we found more of them near homes than we did in the middle of nowhere. Just don't see them much around my home. But I'll take any kind of nuthatch -- they're so much fun to watch and listen to. :t:

 

sungrebe

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2005

• #7

Red Breasted Nuthatch in Myrtle Beach

KCFoggin said:

I would be quite happy to come across this fellow anywhere as I have yet to add it to my life list. Lucky you!

Click to expand...

My wife and I were in Myrtle Beach State Park in late March and were told that they had a RBN hanging around there at the time and it was a park record. Keep your eyes peeled! Got some good birds there and Huntington Beach by the way.
Sungrebe

 

S

shelley810

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2005

• #8

Priceless pricture....at a feeder!! Amazing.
I've see ONE in life on a dying elm tree in my yard.
shelley

 

C

cavan wood

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2005

• #9

Similar experience here. I saw one or two four years ago at my feeder, and then one more this spring, once.

Scott