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 ...

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.

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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 ...

Have you seen this little bird? It is a cousin to the white-breasted nuthatch that lives in our neighborhoods throughout the year. Both species are short, stocky acrobats that climb up and down ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...