This is a monthly article featuring bird species of the Upper Clark Fork River Valley from Butte to Garrison. Nuthatches are distinctive with short tails, long bills and bulky bodies. They are ...

Pygmy nuthatches are frequent visitors to our winter suet feeder. Delightful small birds, Sitta pygmacea often perch upside down. Routinely, we see three to four, their quick movements captivating.

Despite being one of the more common local birds, you may have never seen a Pygmy nuthatch. Their miniscule four-inch-long bodies are easy to overlook. They thrive in conifer forest, especially ...

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. Serving Summit County, CO.

What is with that crazy bird? Why does he just climb down the tree then fly to the top and then climb down again? It is a nuthatch. It’s habit of hopping headfirst down tree trunks helps it see ...

The Pygmy Nuthatch eats pine nuts and some insects, including leaf beetles and weevils. It lives in pine forests, preferring to nest in larger, older trees. A highly social species, this bird has ...

People who feed birds are probably familiar with the white-breasted nuthatch, a common backyard visitor. They typically fly in to the feeder, grab a sunflower seed and dart off to a nearby tree ...

There is a prominent bird in the 2000 film Charlie’s Angels that makes absolutely no sense.This so-called Pygmy Nuthatch doesn’t look or sound like it should, or live where the characters say ...

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 ...