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Date: 2/3/26 1:45 pm From: Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Red Breasted Nuthatch absence
We've had both Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches at our feeder all winter this year. We feed black oil sunflower seeds in a hanging platform feeder that has a suet feeder hanging below that. On the other hook hangs a small log that I've drilled holes in for peanut butter. So, I went out Friday morning to put out bird seed and get the log to fill. When I took the log back out, there was a Red-breasted Nuthatch on the suet. I thought he would fly away as I approached, but I got about three feet from him and he just kept pecking away. Since I was going to be hanging the log, I had started to hold it out in front of me. When he didn't fly, I just froze there and waited. In a moment, another one landed on the top of the hook. Next thing I knew, he flew down onto the log I was holding. The log was in my right hand which has a tremor and was shaking a little so he flew back to the feeder and looked at me. I steadied the log with my left hand and he flew back onto it and pecked away for 30 seconds or more while I stood there holding it. Then I think I took a breath or made a movement which must have startled him enough that he took off. Needless to say, it made for a pretty exciting and unexpected moment! Merle Hall Granger Dallas County On 2/2/26 3:22 PM, Angela Battle wrote: > 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 > <ia-bird...> wrote: > > 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 > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people > interested in the birds of Iowa. 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