Does not undertake large-scale irruptions (unlike the red-breasted nuthatch), but white-breasteds in the Rockies regularly move onto the Great Plains, and some northern birds disperse. Found in ...

The presence of this nuthatch is typically announced by its nasal calls. The red-breasted nuthatch has the un­usual habit of smearing resin around the entrance hole to its nest, presumably to ...

Nuthatch vs chickadee ... Like all other chickadees, these birds stash food away for winter, caching nuts and seeds. Their call is distinguished by its slight lisp or buzz. In the Northwest ...