Description: At 4.5 inches long, one of Georgia’s smallest songbirds; brown cap and narrow, dark eyeline; white spot on the back of the neck is visible at close range; grayish wings, back, and tail ...

Ounce for ounce, few birds pack as much interesting biology into their tiny frames as the brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla). This cavity-nesting songbird, found only in Southern pinelands, has a ...

If you see a very agile, active little bird hopping down a tree trunk headfirst, or hanging upside down, it is probably a nuthatch; maybe a red-breasted or a white-breasted nuthatch. I’ve always ...

Community-wide food pulses may ameliorate food constraints but may also result in increased competition for other resources and predation rates. In cavity-nesting vertebrate communities, where the ...

Have you ever noticed a bird’s nest and wondered what type of bird built it? Hopefully, the following information will help you in making that identification. A bird’s primary consideration when ...

First off, I want to wish you a Happy New Year. I hope that any effects of self-inflicted devastation have worn off and that you are able to kick back and relax on the first weekend of the New Year.

Getting kids interested in bird watching might be as simple as adding a little excitement. And what could be more exciting than the Great Nuthatch Hunt of 2017? Spring is the perfect time to grab ...

What Does a Brown-Headed Nuthatch Look Like? These brown-capped songbirds sport a white nape spot and pale off-white underparts. Male and female brown-headed nuthatches look similar. They measure ...

RISING temperatures are attracting a new species of bird to move north and breed in the Lothians for the first time. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited ...

My morning routine for feeding backyard birds includes spreading bark butter on a pine tree while an impatient white-breasted nuthatch utters a high-pitched nasal call, sounding like “thank, thank.” ...