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OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts) Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:30 PM Oct 2020

What's this bird?

liitle smaller than a Chickeedee, but just as brave. He was feeding 3 feet away this PM,,,,

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What's this bird? (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 OP

Think it is a nuthatch,.. picture difficult,... bird upside down... magicarpet Oct 2020 #1

Possibly a nuthatch Flo Mingo Oct 2020 #2

Nuthatch Tree-Hugger Oct 2020 #3

Yep, I'd go Redbreasted Nuthatch SPDem Oct 2020 #4

Being upside down safeinOhio Oct 2020 #5

The eye-line looks like a waxwing 5X Oct 2020 #6

Red breasted nuthatch, as best I can tell... RockRaven Oct 2020 #7

Yellow breasted nuthatch..... OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 #8

red breasted nuthatch NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #9

magicarpet

(19,412 posts)

1. Think it is a nuthatch,.. picture difficult,... bird upside down...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:36 PM

Oct 2020

See link below,..

https://images.app.goo.gl/wEdVEyERhe1THt7g8

Flo Mingo

(516 posts)

2. Possibly a nuthatch

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:37 PM

Oct 2020

Tree-Hugger

(3,379 posts)

3. Nuthatch

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:44 PM

Oct 2020

You can tell by the black band over the eyes and the brownish belly.

SPDem

(44 posts)

4. Yep, I'd go Redbreasted Nuthatch

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:46 PM

Oct 2020

We have them here in Wisconsin too.

safeinOhio

(38,048 posts)

5. Being upside down

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:48 PM

Oct 2020

confirms nuthatch.

5X

(3,989 posts)

6. The eye-line looks like a waxwing

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:48 PM

Oct 2020

but now that I looked up red-breasted nuthatch, is probably it.

RockRaven

(19,751 posts)

7. Red breasted nuthatch, as best I can tell...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:51 PM

Oct 2020

Based on the pic and location.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts)

8. Yellow breasted nuthatch.....

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:56 PM

Oct 2020

Thought it was a warbler. No red, yellow on the breast.

NRaleighLiberal

(61,910 posts)

9. red breasted nuthatch

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Sun Oct 11, 2020, 07:59 PM

Oct 2020

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