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Re: red breasted nuthatch



On Sun, 17 Oct 1999 STimm22179@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Red breasted nuthatch at the feeder yesterday. Don't know if it is passing 
> through or settling in for the winter.  Is it early this year? 
> Sue Timmons, North Raleigh

Actually, RBNU's are an irruptive species. Some winters they don't come 
this far south at all, while others they might go considerably further 
south than here. This winter, they seem to have started moving early, 
probably indicating that they will occur pretty far south. I'll have to 
take a stab at getting one for my Florida list...

Missed out on both the hurricane and the Big Sit due to a friend's 
wedding in Pennsylvania. The wet weather extended far enough up the coast 
that we didn't bother stopping at Bombay Hook or anywhere like that on 
the way home. Did see a few birds during the (outdoor) ceremony, most 
notably (ominously?) a Turkey Vulture, and found a wedding salamander 
(Red-backed, Plethodon cinereus) for the couple during the reception. 
That's a good omen, isn't it?

Hope everybody is out of harm's way,

Josh



Joshua S. Rose
Duke University
Department of Zoology

jsr6@acpub.duke.edu
http://www.duke.edu/~jsr6/