Date: 6/2/25 6:21 pm From: Robin Harding via groups.io <pine2siskin4...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Red-breasted Nuthatch in Buffalo County
Nebraska birders,
Many years ago, John Murphy worked at the Youth Development Center which is
on the west side of Kearney and just north of highway 30. He told me that
he saw Red-breasted Nuthatches there in the summer. There are many large
pine trees on the grounds of the Center.
Robin Harding
Buffalo County
On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM Thomas Labedz via groups.io <telabedz=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Reporting a possible Red-breasted Nuthatch nesting attempt in Buffalo
> County, Nebraska. Last Friday (30 May 2025) a friend living 4 miles west of
> Kearney (Cedar Hills neighborhood) sent photos asking if I could identify
> this bird and explain what it is doing to temporarily exposed foam
> insulation on their building. See attached photos. Looks to me like it is
> trying to excavate a nest cavity. I'm told the foam is 2 inches thick over
> a cement wall. Successful nesting is unlikely as new siding will cover the
> foam, but extra points to the nuthatch for a novel try. Ponderosa pines,
> planted by the owner 39 years ago, line the property border.
> Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
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