Brown-headed nuthatches are rare in Louisiana, so I consider myself particularly blessed to have them. Their population, so closely tied to our vanishing longleaf pine forests, declines about 2.2% per year. Loss of habitat is their #1 threat & has placed them on Audubon's WatchList.
Brown-headed nuthatches work as a group to support a single nest & are among very few tool-using birds. Our local trio (which showed up last Summer,) have been pecking lately at a dead pine along our driveway, possibly working on a nesting cavity. Nothing would please me more.
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Sweet. Of course, they're considerably rarer in Detroit :->
These are distinctive little birds. Never seen anything like them! Interesting links, too.
Erik; *LOL!*
Julie; They sound like little squeak toys, too. So precious.
I really do hope they nest. that would be so cool. Love how they go to town on that tree, pecking like micro woodpeckers.
Gotta reinvigorate the swamplands.
Last I heard, Florida was trying to do something with the Everglades.
But Florida now has a quarter of the population of Canada; there are just too many people in too small a space.
We used to attract Cape May Warblers with seed.
The've got to get out of the New England blizzards, and fast, but where are they going to go?
Beautiful little birds.
I hope they decide to settle close by.
Beautiful bird neighbors you have! Nice pictures, Lana!
haha very cool that you posted about bird watching and i posted about people watching. the birds are lovely where you live. sometimes i like to stare at the birds, but when they wake me up at 7am when i haven't slept all night i want to throw a shoe at them and tell them to fly away and bother someone else.
Charles; Keep your fingers crossed!
Ivan; There really seem to be no easy answers--at least none that humans would be satisfied with. Personally I tend to think we're going to hell in a hand-basket, but at least I can keep these nuthatches fed.
Miladysa; They're in our yard almost all day every day, so I figure that's a good start, anyway. :)
Lisa; Thank you!
Sheila; I saw your post--too much! I hear you on throwing a shoe, though. Blue jays & crows made for an evil alarm clock when I was in Canada (working freaking nights, no less!)
I wish I were better at identifying the birds i see around my area.
Travis; I've been birding on & off since I was about 8. There are lots of good reference books & field guides out there, of course. Couldn't live without them. :)
BTW, is that a bass in your photo? Nice catch!
wow, i enjoyed that post...thanks for the education. i like to know little tidbits about everything. i'm going to read it again!
Natural Woman; I'm very glad you enjoyed it. :)
such cute little birds and I hope to see one of these here one of these days!
Lana, very nice shots of the brown headed nuthathch. They've only been spotted a few times in Ohio so thanks for sharing!
Tom
Mon@rch; I'll certainly cross my fingers for you. They are a true delight. :)
Tom; Thank you. I hope you'll see some, too.
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great post of the birds
Thanks, tommy v! The trio did nest in the tree I mentioned here, fyi. We didn't see them for a while after that, but I've seen one or two returning to our feeders again now. :)
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