Red-Breasted Nuthatch

• Size: 4.3" long // 7.1-7.9" wingspan
• Diet: insects and other arthropods such as beetles, caterpillars, spiders, ants, and earwigs
• Seasonal Habits: Short Distance Migration
• Temperament: Not Aggressive

An intense bundle of energy at your feeder, Red-breasted Nuthatches are tiny, active birds of north woods and western mountains. These long-billed, short-tailed songbirds travel through tree canopies with chickadees, kinglets, and woodpeckers but stick to tree trunks and branches, where they search bark furrows for hidden insects. Their excitable 'yank-yank' calls sound like tiny tin horns being honked in the treetops.