[NatureNS] White-breasted Nuthatches Nesting in Our Yard!!!

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:15:39 -0300
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I too am interested Cindy as I have had some here (out in East Hant's 
County) which feed here & have been around for at least a year.

On 09/04/10 10:44 PM, Cindy Creighton wrote:
> Thanks everyone!  I would guess that the bird house is at about 15 feet
> high.  I'm not 100% sure they are going to nest there though.  They came
> back today and one sat on top of the house for a few minutes and the other
> poked its head in the hole, but I never saw either of them go into it today.
>   I never saw them carrying nesting material today either.  Maybe they
> weren't that happy with the accommodations and are still shopping around.
>   I'll be keeping a close eye on them though and hope they decide to stay!
>
> Cheers,
> Cindy
> Springhill, NS
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Doug Linzey
> <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>wrote:
>
>> Cindy Creighton writes:
>>
>>   Very exciting day today!  The pair of White-breasted Nuthatches that we've
>>> had coming to our feeders all winter have decided to nest in the birdhouse
>>> in our yard!  The bird house is high up in a maple tree.
>>>
>>
>> How high is the box, Cindy? I have one that the nuthatches check out every
>> year, but it's probably too low (about 8 ft.) and possibly too close to the
>> driveway action.
>>
>> Doug Linzey
>>
>

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