Date: 3/24/26 11:32 am From: Miller Johnson <johnson-miller...> Subject: [mou-net] Nesting Red-breasted Nuthatch?
I've had a pair of red-breasted nuthatches overwintering here in Dakota County. Today, one of them was pulling thin strips of "bark" off a cedar tree. I've seen chickadees doing the same for their nests.
I know some birds do some "prep work" before they actually build their nests. What are the odds this pair will stay and nest?
Also, the brown creeper took offense that the red-breasted nuthatch was hanging out in its cedar and chased it away. Does that make the nuthatch's nesting less probable?
