I still have one feeding on the suet cakes in my backyard here in NE Hocking
County. I've had several all winter, but now can only accurately count one
this weekend. I saw an earlier message from someone studying them.
Ann Cramer
Price Rd., Logan, OH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Baran" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Do you have Red-breasted Nuthatches coming to your
feeders?
> We had a Red-Breasted Nuthatch at the feeder this morning in Hilliard, OH.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Aaron Boone
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:15 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Do you have Red-breasted Nuthatches coming to your
> feeders?
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> Last summer, the Atlas received 14 records (2 confirmed & 3 probable) of
> Red-breasted Nuthatch in Ohio. To date, OBBA2 has received 38 records of
> this fascinating species in 29 different Atlas blocks. During the first
> Atlas (1982-1987), Red-breasted Nuthatches were recorded from 21 Atlas
> blocks. (View stats for the species at
> http://bird.atlasing.org/Atlas/OH/Main?viewResults=1).
>
>
>
> If anyone has Red-breasted Nuthatches coming to their feeders right now,
I'd
> like to encourage everyone to keep track of these birds to see if they
stay
> into the summer. This past fall was a huge invasion year for these
> nuthatches. A quick check of eBird data from 2005-2008 shows that
> Red-breasted Nuthatches were included on 31% of submitted checklists
during
> the week of November 1, 2007. This same week in November 2005 and 2006
> showed an 8% and 4% detection rate, respectively. Similarly, nuthatches
> seem to have been detected more frequently this winter than the previous 3
> winters. As recently as last week, Red-breasted Nuthatches were included
on
> 11% of submitted checklists. The Great Backyard Bird Count also helps to
> substantiate their increased presence in Ohio this winter with 235
> individuals counted over 4 days in February 2007 and 1,208 individuals
> counted this February!
>
>
>
> Will this be an indication of increased nesting presence for this species
in
> Ohio during the coming Atlas season? My prediction will be 'Yes'. Their
> summering presence in Ohio seems to increase after these invasion years
when
> many birds winter in the state. It certainly will be interesting to see
how
> things unfold. Nesting in Ohio was first confirmed in Ashtabula County
back
> in 1929 and the sparse breeding presence of this species in Northeast Ohio
> was continually noted from the 1950s through the 1970s. A statewide
nesting
> distribution materialized during Ohio's first breeding bird atlas, and
birds
> were noted mostly from the northeastern counties while birds were also
> detected in some northwestern counties (particularly the Oak Openings
> Region) and one nesting confirmation from Hamilton County
(summering/nesting
> records from the Hocking Hills also were recorded before and after the
Atlas
> period).
>
>
>
> Spring movements of Red-breasted Nuthatches take place from mid-April to
> late-May. For this reason, OBBA2 set their safe dates to begin June 1st.
> However, nesting activities for the species can be initiated in mid-April
> (egg dates have been recorded during early May in Ontario) so keep a look
> out for breeding activities. If you continue to observe Red-breasted
> Nuthatches at your feeders or anywhere else starting in April, please pay
> close attention to what these birds are doing. Typical nesting habitat
for
> this nuthatch is coniferous woods, hemlock forests, pine plantations, or
> ornamental conifers in urban settings. Some breeding behaviors to watch
for
> would be the males "courtship song" (described as a repeated series of
> plaintive, nasal "waa-aa-n" notes) which is given incessantly from the
tops
> of trees while exhibiting a unique upward-extended body posture. Other
> behaviors are courtship feeding and courtship flights. Nest cavities
> typically occur in dead trunks or limbs at heights of 10-30 ft. and pitch
> globules are applied around the entrance hole.monitor any cavities you
find
> with this characteristic. Fledged young can appear in June and July.
>
>
>
> Please keep us informed about your Red-breasted Nuthatch observations.
> These observations will be important to document for Ohio's second
project.
> If you would like more information on the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II and
> how to participate, please contact me and I'll send you information right
> away. Good birding!
>
>
>
> Aaron Boone
>
> Project Coordinator
>
> Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II
>
> (614) 247-6458
>
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>
>
>
>
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