Nuthatch At The Feeder: White-Breasted and Red-Breasted!!

Excited!!  

Nuthatch at feeder and birdbath...not one kind, but TWO kind. The White-breasted Nuthatch, that is year round in Kentucky and the Red-breasted Nuthatch, a winter bird in Kentucky. Here they are!!! The red-breasted has the prominent eye line and rust red breast and belly (female grayer tones). The white-breasted has black cap and neck (female same). Squirrels are also feeding on our busy porch. One happy group of critters. 

November 7, 2016

White-Breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

about 5-6 inches, slate gray bird with a white belly, black cap and neck, long thin bill and chestnut-colored under tail, lays 5-7 white with brown markings, eats insects, seeds

Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

4 l/2 inches, small gray-backed bird with a black cap and prominent eye line, rust red breast and belly, 5-6 eggs (white with red brown markings, eats insects, seeds, 

So surprised, this gray squirrel dropped his sunflower seed.

Juliet