cavity nesting birds

Red-breasted Nuthatch at an Idaho Nesting Site

By Mia McPherson|February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Targhee National Forest|Tags: adult, calling, cavity nesting birds, forest, male, mountain, nesting cavity, nesting tree, nuthatch, nuthatches, perched, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, spring|

Seeing and photographing this Red-breasted Nuthatch was such a thrill for me that I want a repeat performance!

At the Magical Sapsucker Tree Once Again

By Mia McPherson|May 3rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Mountain Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Targhee National Forest, Williamson's Sapsuckers|Tags: adult, aspen, branch, cavity nesting birds, chattering, chickadee, chickadees, forest, Montana, Mountain Chickadee, mountains, nest, nesting cavity, nuthatch, nuthatches, pair, Poecile gambeli, Red-breasted Nuthatch, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sitta canadensis, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, tree, trees, Williamson's Sapsucker, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

Yesterday may have started off dreary but it sure got lively with a Willamson's Sapsucker, Mountain Chickadee and a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches at the Magical Sapsucker Tree!