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This tiny tree-climbing bird has a bluegray back with buff or reddish brown chest and belly. It has a black stripe through the eye and white stripe above the eye.

HABITAT

NESTING

The Red Breasted Nuthatch frequently excavates its own hole in soft, partially rotted wood. It sometimes will take up residence in a prepared nestbox. You might add some sawdust in the box to attract them.

FOOD

WATER

COVER

INTERESTING TIDBITS

Nuthatches store food in the bard of trees for winter dining, but they also stuff food into the wood around their nestbox for breeding time. The female is fed this food while she in incubating or fed to the developing fledglings. For this reason, consider adding a bark covered "predator guard" to the normal Western Red Cedar nestbox. Nestboxes with a generous 4x4" cavity will house Nuthatches, as well as the following cavity nesters. Species-specific predator guards help prevent large predatory birds, snakes, raccoons and other predators from raiding the nests.

Downey Woodpecker

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