Bird of the Week: Red-Breasted Nuthatch
By Roger Burrows • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Editor's Picks, Goose Lane Authors
Suet and sunflower seeds are the preferred diet of many overwintering birds, including this perky female RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. Usually a very active and short-term visitor to the feeder, this individual decided to pose for a whole series of photographs beside a well-stocked suet log. For most of the year nuthatches are found high in over-mature conifers, but in the late fall many more migrate to southern New Brunswick and visit mixed woods and shade trees in search of seeds. It is rare to see more than one bird at a time as they are quite aggressive towards interlopers at “their” feeder.
Roger Burrows is an avid birder who has travelled throughout North America, spending many years in Atlantic Canada where he worked for Parks Canada as a naturalist, interpretive planner, and consultant. He is also the author of several birding “bibles,” including A Birdwatcher’s Guide to Atlantic Canada and Birds of Atlantic Canada. His newest book, Birding in New Brunswick is a Spring release from Goose Lane Editions.
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Cool. Good information for us interested in migration of birds.