We only see them here in migration usually fall. Such a treat to hear their little yank-yank call. Often Brown Creepers arrive at same time.
Charlene Nelson Elbow Lake farm Grant County MN Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2021, at 10:24 PM, Steve Weston <swesto...@gmail.com> wrote: check out the occurrence maps on moumn.org . It shows that RBNU's are found in about 2/3 of the state during summer and essentially throughout the state during the non-breeding months. . Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 8:57 PM linda whyte < 0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > Your post reminded me of a previous Red-breasted Nuthatch that seemed to > relish mealworms in particular. I was raising mealworms at the time and > would put them out in a little cup hung on the clothesline. The Nuthatch > would show up and perch on the line within reach, whenever I came out with > the tub of mealworms, to fill the cup. Only the Chickadees were equally > bold. > Linda Whyte > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 3:48 PM Kathy Brown <kabchicka...@outlook.com> > wrote: > >> I seem to have Red-breasted Nuthatches in my yard all year long. I don't >> see them every day, but of course any regular species might be absent > for a >> day or more, and I didn't think it was unusual to see them throughout the >> year (and eBird shows them present in Washington County year-round, too, >> although more abundant in winter.) There are lot of woods in my yard and >> nearby (just north of Lake Demontreville in Washington County) and I > have a >> nice variety of feeders offered at all times. The Red-breasted > Nuthatches >> seem to especially like peanut hearts and a seed log that contains >> mealworms. Might they be year-round residents in this area if they had > the >> right habitat and food? 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