red breasted nuthatch - red breasted nuthatch bird - wintering in my backyard

Red-breasted Nuthatches – Wintering in My Backyard

      Did you know that it  an irruption year for the Red-breasted Nuthatch.  This nuthatch species generally stays up north where they breed and live all year but when food supplies (conifer seeds) are low they migrate south (maybe hundreds of miles) for the winter.  How do I know?  The first clue was […]

pine marten - pine marten facts

Pine Marten Facts

Finally last weekend in Sax Zim Bog, Minnesota I was able to see a Pine Marten.   Just like last year my husband and I traveled there from our home in Kentucky (twelve hours) to go birding in the bog and to hopefully spot other wildlife that this amazing place has to offer.  Unfortunately, we did […]