Date: 2/2/26 1:22 pm
From: Angela Battle <argusbee23...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Red Breasted Nuthatch absence
Have you seen Sparrow Hawks around. I have several hunting my feeders for
months..

A. Battle
Rural Clarke County

On Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:

> Hi Art,
>
> The one or two at Iowa Arboretum feeders are here every day.
>
> Clayron Will
> Madrid
>
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2026, 13:26 'Art Check' via IA-BIRD <
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>> Birders
>> This is a question more just out of curiosity than anything. Since the
>> cold snap a couple weeks ago, I have not seen the red breasted nut hatch
>> which has frequented my feeders since probably late August or early
>> September. I’m sure that many things are possible, including maybe not
>> surviving the cold snap amongst many others. Since I have never had one
>> that has been in my yard for so long and so consistent as this one, I was
>> curious what other others experiences have been and if they were still
>> consistently seeing “their” visitors, which have been so regular this year
>> Thanks and just curious
>> Art Check
>> Nevada
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