I am in NE Minneapolis, 2 blocks off of Central Ave, and the first RB Nuthatches appeared here on October 1st - a pair then hung around for a few days in the neighbor’s dead Elm tree (a very popular tree for the neighborhood clingers, to my delight).
I hadn’t seen any at my house since then, but just this past Tuesday, I saw one in my backyard briefly, climbing above the birdbath.
I’ve lived anywhere from 3-5 hours north of the cities most of my life and observed them pretty regularly, so it’s very fun to learn more about their irruption cycles as my local knowledge grows. (And appreciate the little guys and their sweet chit chat even more when I see them here!)
Kenzi Cochran
> On Nov 22, 2025, at 6:47 AM, linda whyte <0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
> The irruption of Red-breasted Nuthatch seems pretty well established around
> the metro this year. We've had at least one here (east end of Macalester -
> Groveland) for over a month.
> It spent its first day making repeated, rapid rounds of our several
> feeders, which are stocked with different foods, and flying off to cache
> much of it. Now it hones in on its favorites to restock supplies, or works
> a couple of plum tree stumps rich with insect life. It also enjoys long
> drinks at the birdbath - especially gratifying for the opportunity to
> watch them at close range, since they exhibit little shyness of humans.
> Linda Whyte
>
>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 12:19 AM Keith Carlson <keithecarls...> wrote:
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>> We have had a RB nuthatch coming to our feeder in NE Roseville for the 1st
>> time as well. A colorful contrast from the bigger white-breasted ones that
>> have regularly frequented our feeder.
>>
>> Keith Carlson
>> <keithecarls...>
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