Less gregarious than other nuthatches, the white-breasted nuthatch is typically seen singly or in pairs. In fall and winter, it regularly forms small mixed-species flocks, but a single flock ...

Of the four species of nuthatch in the United States, Iowa has two. Our most common and well known is the white-breasted nuthatch. Rather non-melodious, this species has a quick and repetitive ...

Mayweed is in bloom, an alien annual that has a disagreeable odor and an acrid taste — although I’d advise against tasting it ...

1. The name nuthatch probably results from the corruption of the word “nuthack,” which refers to its habit of hacking away at a seed with its beak until the seed opens. 2. White-breasted ...

The white-breasted nuthatch is a familiar bird to many feeders in our region. This small songbird is snowy white below and wears a coat of slate-blue above. A bold black stripe caps its head and neck.

I was having a bird discussion with a woman some years ago when she made mention of "the upside-down bird" that was appearing outside her kitchen window. I knew right away that she meant a ...

The pointy-headed%2C gray and white bird called a white-breasted nuthatch is called "devil downhead." The bird was described in detail in Roger Tory Peterson's A Field Guide to the Birds.

The red-breasted nuthatch has the un­usual habit of smearing ... Adult male: bold face pattern: Inky black crown and nape; prominent white supercilium extending from sides of forehead to sides ...