The tiny Red-breasted Nuthatch is smaller than a sparrow, so its call may be more noticeable, sounding like a kid blowing a tin trumpet in the forest. Their high-pitched nasally call is an extended ...

Jan. 4—One of life's little pleasures is to watch birds coming to the feeder in the winter. Frequent visitors to my feeder include cardinals, chickadees, tufted titmice, house finches, downy ...

Now, there's evidence of a modest invasion from the North and East. The invader is a tiny bird, the red-breasted nuthatch. This species is familiar here, but mostly as a migrant. Summer records are ...