I saw a single Red-breasted Nuthatch at our feeders Saturday - the first
sighting in my yard since late November!
Also had turkeys about 2pm - the horse started racing around the paddock and
we looked down the fence line to see several turkeys feeding just outside
the pasture. Again, birds we have not seen in the 'yard' for a year or so.
Matt Valencic
South Russell, OH (Chagrin Falls area)
Geauga County
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Do you have Red-breasted Nuthatches coming to your
feeders?
We still have our pair here in Solon, OH (SE suburbs of Cleveland)
Bob Hinkle
Solon, OH
On 3/23/08 4:21 AM, "Ann Cramer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> <http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/> www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/
>>
>>
>>
>>
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