Bird sounds that always make me chuckle are those of the red-breasted nuthatch. I won’t call them songs because they don’t meet most people’s idea of “song.” The most common call of this species is ...

Have you walked under some pine trees and heard what sounds like a rubber duck? I suspect it wasn’t a rubber duck but one of our smallest local birds communicating with companions as it foraged for ...

Sitting on a bench surrounded by 70-foot-tall Norway spruces, I watch a red-breasted nuthatch take a peanut from a feeder in my front yard. There’s a cool breeze on this sunny autumn day, and I know ...

Getting kids interested in bird watching might be as simple as adding a little excitement. And what could be more exciting than the Great Nuthatch Hunt of 2017? Spring is the perfect time to grab ...

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I wrote three weeks ago about my affinity for the nuthatches we see in New England. In the middle and southern parts of the region we see White-breasted Nuthatches much more frequently than its ...

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 ...