| 单词 | nuthatch |
| 例句 | Three nuthatches he found later provided a sorry little step-by-step lesson in cause and effect: one was feeding on an elm, another was found dying of typical DDT symptoms, the third was dead. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The summer food of the white-breasted nuthatch and the brown creeper, for example, includes the eggs, larvae, and adults of a very large number of insects injurious to trees. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I heard no nuthatches, the chickadees called once, but were silent again. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “How did you end up in that nuthatch anyway? You aren’t any crazier than I am.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I stretched back in the sun and hummed the song of the brown thrasher and of Barometer, the nuthatch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The juncos and chickadees and nuthatches were gone. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I called the nuthatch “Barometer,” and when he holed up, I holed up, lit my light, and sat by my fire whittling or learning new tunes on my reed whistle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I usually came home at night with the nuthatch that roosted in a nearby sapling. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The nuthatches that had been clinking around the trees were silent. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Around six or seven I heard Barometer, the nuthatch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The nuthatches, the chickadees, the cardinals, Frightful, and me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad to hear the nuthatches and chickadees. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z During the winter of 1957-58, Dr. Wallace saw no chickadees or nuthatches at his home feeding station for the first time in many years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Cardinals, juncos, jays, nuthatches, tufted titmice and rusty blackbirds — the blackbirds were unusual here, possibly driven astray by storms — also arrived for treats, though none came as close. Eagle-Eyed Urbanites? Winter Treks 2011-02-17T21:01:12Z Later, we saw no one, and listened for the calls of chickadees and nuthatches. A Cool Glide Through Maine 2012-02-17T20:45:41Z The birds, which include a nuthatch, a hummingbird and several varieties of warblers, are enlarged to as much as 12 times their actual size. In the galleries: The fleeting beauty of birds, making their final flights 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The cavities that woodpeckers create and later abandon provide living space for other creatures — birds such as titmice, nuthatches and wrens, but also for flying squirrels, Mason said. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z As you continue, listen for the nasal call of the white-breasted nuthatch, a handsome blue-gray songbird known for crawling upside down on tree trunks. Escape From the City: 9 Winter Outings That Fight Cabin Fever 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z She gave him a safe list of winter feeder birds: juncos, sparrows, nuthatches, and chickadees. Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z I was drawn to the effulgent green moss, the old, sprawling yews, the buzz of spotting a nuthatch or goldcrest or sparrowhawk. Ecological grief: I mourn the loss of nature – it saved me from addiction 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The oriole goes off at six, the dove at seven, the chickadee at eight, then cardinals, sparrows, nuthatches, and so on around the dial. A Love-Hate Relationship With Birds 2010-04-29T18:30:00Z After several minutes of watching clouds of siskins, jays, nuthatches and black-capped chickadees swarm around sunflower seeds, a chickadee with a buffy splotch on its white belly landed on a suet bag. Explorer: In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds 2013-01-18T18:25:51Z Some of his favorites, white-breasted nuthatches, find spots on tree trunks to cache sunflower seeds. A concise guide to birding in your own backyard 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Granted, you and 9,999 other worms are honored guests each week at a banquet given by cardinals, wrens, nuthatches, and brown thrashers at Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary. Beauty Takes Flight 2011-03-03T20:50:12.373Z The hulking tree, full of carbon and a cool resting place for racoons and red-breasted nuthatches, was slated to be axed as soon as Friday in the development of six units of housing. Big Seattle tree spared from axe — for now — as neighbors, tribe rally 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z “I am happy when I watch a tufted titmouse, nuthatch or any other bird fly to one of my feeders and chow down on a big fat nut or seed,” wrote Donna McDowell of Gaithersburg. Perspective | Want to be happy on the inside? Try going outside. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Witko also recommends suet cages, which are good for attracting nuthatches, woodpeckers and Carolina wrens. Experts share their favorite backyard bird feeders 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Seen here are everyday delights such as chickadees, kinglets and nuthatches, to Cooper’s hawks and even in some years the tiny northern Saw-whet owl, in addition to common barred owls. In praise of winter buds 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Among the species he reported seeing were the hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, black-capped chickadee, red breasted nuthatch, white breasted nuthatch and red-bellied woodpecker. Mild weather leads to mixed results for annual bird count 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z The Missouri Department of Conservation and other wildlife agencies released 50 brown-headed nuthatch birds in the forest in late August. Tiny songbird that vanished from Missouri returns to state 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Diana Bell of the University of East Anglia said that researchers from her lab found a Bahama nuthatch last year. Hurricanes May Kill Some Birds, but Humans Are the Real Threat 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z A nuthatch flew over the gray fields and off toward the marsh; other than that it was quiet and overcast. “Time for the Eyes to Adjust” 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The paper looked at about a dozen songbird species, including the American robin, red-faced warbler, and other arboreal species, as well as ground-dwelling birds like the house wren and white-breasted nuthatch. Birds That Leave Nest Too Late Can Endanger Their Families 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Birds such as the white-breasted nuthatch, which nest in well-protected tree cavities, let the young linger longer at home, Martin's crew discovered. Time to fly? Birds that leave the nest at the wrong time can bring disaster on the whole family 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Another 50 nuthatches will be released next August. Tiny songbird that vanished from Missouri returns to state 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z A few months ago, I couldn’t tell a chickadee from a junco from a nuthatch. Leavenworth’s annual birding fest has something for everyone — from newbies to Sibley fanboys 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The only thing I remember about that day at Dämba, apart from the nuthatch over the field, is that my father was late. “Time for the Eyes to Adjust” 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Then she made a different noise, the nasal yank of a red-breasted nuthatch, and waited a second. People, birds meet for annual Christmas tally 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The bandit mask pattern is seen in numerous animals today, from mammals - such as raccoons and badgers - to birds, such as the nuthatch. Dinosaur sported 'bandit mask' 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z I cherish seeing them on my cold-weather hikes, as they forage in mixed flocks with nuthatches, titmice and other woodland birds. The Black-Capped Chickadee, Curious and Congenial 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Distorted beaks were spotted in lesser numbers of jays, woodpeckers and nuthatches — 24 species in all. Researchers link virus to Alaska birds with deformed beaks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z A nuthatch flies over the fields and off toward the marsh. “Time for the Eyes to Adjust” 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z An answering call came from the trees, and a red-breasted nuthatch joined this year’s Christmas Count. People, birds meet for annual Christmas tally 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Not only do we get all manner of birds — cardinals, blue jays, goldfinches, nuthatches and, yes, woodpeckers — we also get mammals that are eager to vacuum up spilled seed. What is attacking side-view mirrors in this suburban Md. neighborhood? 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z And many species tough out the cold in winter: Blue Jays, owls, nuthatches and hawks, among others. Birding in the Digital Age: A Primer 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The researchers next showed that red-breasted nuthatches, which are chickadee-size and frequently flock with them in the winter, eavesdrop on their alarm language, too. Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z A dead chickadee and red-breasted nuthatch lay at the base of a small industrial building that featured mirrored blue glass that reflected an adjacent woodlot. Toronto Skyline Holds Hazards for Migratory Birds 2012-10-28T11:53:01Z Other birds such as the pygmy nuthatch and the Williamson's sapsucker are also forecast to lose habitat -- up to 81 percent and 78 percent, respectively. Climate Change May Shift Composition of U.S. Bird Species 2012-08-09T19:15:00.180Z Red-breasted nuthatch, spotted towhee, varied thrush, northern saw-whet owl, American robin, cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, American goldfinch and western tanager — I see them all here in the Fraser River estuary. Scientist at Work Blog: Three Mallards, a Merganser and a Bufflehead 2012-03-30T20:25:13Z The yellow woodpecker and the nuthatch were hovering about the gardens and fields, where 53 numbers were collected together. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z But Sally was as sassy and perky as a nuthatch in flytime. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z And when the heart's blood came upon his tongue, then he knew the speech of birds and understood what the nuthatches said that sat in the tree above him. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The orchards where chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, and kinglets have dined all winter, will contain few worm-eaten apples next season. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z "The Romance of Animal Arts and Crafts" tells about one of the feathered clay-workers, the nuthatch of Syria, and why he makes his nest look like a rock. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Among birds particularly interesting because of curious and unusual habits are the broadtailed hummingbird, water ouzel, campbird, nuthatch, nighthawk, and the ptarmigan, pipit, and rosy finch of the high peaks. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z A small white-breasted bird on the trunk of a tree with head downward, is pretty good evidence that it is the nuthatch. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z This description of bird is named the nuthatch. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z When it comes to acrobatic performances in the trees, neither the chickadee nor the titmouse can rival their relatives, the little bluish gray nuthatches. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z These nuthatches love to build so well that they often make nests that they never use; and they even help put up nests for their neighbors! The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z It chirped at times so that its companions could hear it, and was answered by them, as well as by the nuthatches, a tree creeper, some sparrows, and a winter wren. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z The Nuthatch Could I ever be satisfied were I located in some nook of this old earth where the voice of the nuthatch is not heard once in a while! Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z The song-birds are singing in southern woods, but chickadee, nuthatch, and woodpecker are chatty and companionable and keep the woods in heart with a stir of life. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Young nuthatches learning their first lesson in balancing on a horizontal bar. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z "Urban adapters" including tits, crows, nuthatches and wrens all come from families of related species that have large brains compared to their bodies, a new study of 82 species of birds from 22 families. It's quiz time! 2011-04-28T23:54:29Z We could hear blue-jays calling, deeper in the woods, and the occasional “crake, crake, crake,” of a blue nuthatch. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z It is remarkable to find the nuthatch so ready to make friends with us, when he is generally considered a forest bird in this part of the country. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z Overhead, invisible in the lofty thicket of a hemlock's foliage, a squirrel drops a slow patter of cone chips, while undisturbed a nuthatch winds his spiral way down the smooth trunk. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z You could not possibly confuse him with the diligent, placid brown creeper or with the slate-blue nuthatch which also creeps along the branches on the under or upper side. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Notes on the races of the white-breasted nuthatch. A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho 2011-04-27T02:00:22.180Z The chickadees and nuthatches always build a soft little nest of grass, leaves, and feathers, while the woodpeckers lay their eggs on a bed of chips, and carry nothing in from outside. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z The best strategy is to invest a modest amount of energy into an innovation, as the nuthatches did in moving to the higher branches. 2009-12-29T17:35:00Z How daintily he helps himself to the tiniest morsels, never cramming his bill with gross mouthfuls as do his comrades at the board, the nuthatch and the downy woodpecker! In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z The bird was clinging to the bark much as a nuthatch would, hopping along the vertical trunk upside down, laterally and straight up. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Whether bluebirds, nuthatches, and chickadees—birds that pass the night in cavities of trees—ever run into the clutches of the dozing owl, I should be glad to know. A Year in the Fields Our only other North American birds that climb on the bark of trees professionally, as we may say, are the brown creepers and the nuthatches. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z The nuthatches managed to do this by moving up the tree. 2009-12-29T17:35:00Z It is the nuthatch and not the woodpecker that hops up and down and around the trees. Ways of Nature I saw several nuthatches feeding in secondary forest at Quoin Hill and one 12 miles north of Kalabakan. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The only ones of my winter neighbors that actually rap at my door are the nuthatches and woodpeckers, and these do not know that it is my door. A Year in the Fields The nuthatches are the only birds likely to be confused with woodpeckers, and these have the peculiar habit of traveling down a tree-trunk with their heads pointing to the ground. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z Entrepreneurs should aspire to be more like the innovative nuthatch and step up. 2009-12-29T17:35:00Z Why, again, the chickadee can be induced to perch upon your hand, and take food from it, more readily than can the nuthatch or the woodpecker, is a question not so easily answered. Ways of Nature Chickadees and nuthatches were always inspecting the trees for food, running up and down, paying no attention to me and going about their business with cheerful little chirrups that expressed their contentment. A Mountain Boyhood I place fragments of hickory-nuts in the interstices of the bark, and thus attract the nuthatches; a bone upon my window-sill attracts both nuthatches and the downy woodpecker. A Year in the Fields The chickadees, the crested titmice, and the nuthatches dig their own holes after the same pattern as the woodpecker’s. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z A winter lunch counter spread with suet, nuts, hemp seed, meat, and crumbs will attract nuthatches, chickadees, downy and hairy woodpeckers, creepers, blue jays, etc. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The nuthatch, too, among the birds, is a great planter. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Among the many common birds are owls, meadowlarks, robins, wrens, magpies, bluebirds, chickadees, nuthatches, and several members of the useful woodpecker family, together with the white-throated sparrow and the willow thrush. Wild Life on the Rockies The nuthatches frequently pass the night in them, and the wrens and chickadees nest in them. A Year in the Fields The owner has described, with callous disregard of the feelings of less fortunate ornithologists, the nesting operations among his bird boxes of half a dozen nuthatches. Highways and Byways in Surrey A band of nuthatches worked all winter in a pear orchard near Rochester and rid the trees of a certain insect that had entirely destroyed the crop of the previous summer. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The Wilson thrush and the red-bellied nuthatch I have seen once or twice each. Birds in the Bush Long-crested jays, Clarke's crows, and pigmy nuthatches are plentiful, and the wild note of the chickadee is heard on every hand. Wild Life on the Rockies Throughout December, and indeed throughout the winter, brown creepers and red-bellied nuthatches were surprisingly abundant. The Foot-path Way Bird-boxes fastened to the trees were to tempt tits and nuthatches; in the reeds of the ponds great bull-frogs used to squat croaking, and little green frogs climbed the leaves above them. Highways and Byways in Surrey Catbirds and robins are among the most abundant breeders, while chickadees and white-breasted nuthatches are less often seen. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year There are a number of climbers in the bird realm, but none are quite so expert as the nuthatch, which may be regarded as a past-master in the art of clambering. Our Bird Comrades The downy beats his sounding limb, The nuthatch pipes his nasal call, And Robin perched on tree-top tall Heavenward lifts his evening hymn. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs Red-bellied nuthatches were calling, and warblers uncounted were flitting about in the trees and underbrush. The Foot-path Way Like the white-breasted nuthatch, he utters an alto call, "Yang! yang! yang!" only it is soft and low—a miniature edition of the call of its eastern relative. Birds of the Rockies Before many minutes, all the chickadees, nuthatches, and woodpeckers within hearing had arrived, and had taken sides with Jay. Bird Stories The brown creepers ascend their vertical or oblique walls in the same way, but seldom, if ever, do anything else than clamber upward, never descending head downward after the fashion of the nuthatches. Our Bird Comrades The little boy found space for a fleeting resentment against a nuthatch on a tree-trunk near at hand for the calm, indifferent and noisy manner in which he went about his everyday business. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Likewise they frequently paid visits to a nuthatch colony at the top of a tall pine-tree. In Nesting Time The only pigmy nuthatches of this visit were seen in a ravine above Bailey's. Birds of the Rockies The Himalayan nuthatch is very partial to the red berries of Arisæma jacque-montii—a small plant of the family to which the arums and the "lords and ladies" belong. Birds of the Indian Hills However, even this clever birdlet's dexterity is not equal to that of the nuthatch, for the latter is able to climb up and down a smoother wall than his little rival. Our Bird Comrades One cold and cloudy November morning I thought I had caught a pair of nuthatches that had betrayed their trust. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Another family of little folk came upon the maple after the orioles were gone, a nuthatch tribe. In Nesting Time From dark acacia tops The nuthatch flings his short reiterate cry; And ever as the sun mounts hot and high Thin voices crowd the grass. Alcyone The berries ripen in July and August, and at Naini Tal one rarely comes across a complete spike because the nuthatches pounce upon every berry the moment it is ripe. Birds of the Indian Hills More than that, the nuthatch glides downward with more ease and in a straight line, and does not fling himself from side to side as the warbler does. Our Bird Comrades After walking about thirty rods, a pair of nuthatches were found; the next ten minutes were spent listening and looking for the other birds that should have been about. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State The female of these Australian nuthatches is often the most conspicuous, being white-and black-marked. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays I rap outside the hole and in a minute the grey head of a nuthatch appears. Wild Nature Won By Kindness There is a good deal of white in the tail, which is short in this and in all species of nuthatch. Birds of the Indian Hills The world over, there are twenty distinct species of nuthatches known to scientific observers, but only four of them are natives of America. Our Bird Comrades These four are the white-breasted nuthatch, tufted titmouse, downy woodpecker, and the merry little chickadee. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State These are devoured by the nuthatches, creepers, and chickadees. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition A nuthatch built there six years ago; I often watched him going in and out, and heard his peculiar cry as he brought food for his mate and her young ones. Wild Nature Won By Kindness Half a dozen nuthatches attacking one of the red spikes of this plant present a pretty sight. Birds of the Indian Hills During the season of incubation and brood rearing the nuthatches retire to the depth of the woods, and are quiet, secretive, and unsocial, seldom betraying their procreant secrets. Our Bird Comrades The nuthatches, vireos, warblers and creepers search every part of the tree, while the woodpeckers tap beneath the bark for grubs and worms. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Then he may come upon a troop of chickadees, with a nuthatch or two in their wake, and maybe a downy woodpecker. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers But my attention had been caught by seeing what looked like a nuthatch: only it was moping and ill, with eyes shut and feathers ruffled. Wild Nature Won By Kindness Now and again, as they rustled some low tree, a pewee or a nuthatch would give a startled chirp. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories I found these pretty nuthatches in the pine woods on Mackinac Island in midsummer, and have good reason to believe that they breed there. Our Bird Comrades The nuthatch has no spines on its tail, because it can move in all directions, as well with head down as with head up. The Last Harvest Evidently the nuthatch thinks there must be food where the chickadees flit and call so cheerily, and the woodpecker is probably drawn to the nuthatch for a similar reason. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers There was only one place, where the bars were rather widely apart, so that the nuthatch could have got out if she had possessed half the wits of the robin. Wild Nature Won By Kindness Of the smaller birds, the nuthatch, the wood and hermit thrush, whippoorwill, woodpeckers, wood-pewee, and others. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls One autumn I found a number of these nuthatches associated with a flock of myrtle warblers on the most sociable terms in a pine woodland not far from Pensacola, Florida. Our Bird Comrades Comparatively few species remained all winter, the nuthatch, chickadee, owl, prairie chicken, quail, and a few stragglers from the main flocks of ducks, jays, hawks, and bluebirds. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth The nuthatch explores the trunks and larger branches of the trees; he goes a little deeper, into crevices of the bark and under lichens. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers The nuthatch was sitting quietly under her piece of bark, and did not see him; so he picked up the desired morsels, and, after a few minutes, went out where it came in. Wild Nature Won By Kindness The nuthatches begin to tune up in January. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The fourth member of the Sittinae subfamily in America is the pigmy nuthatch, known scientifically as Sitta pygmaea, a genuine westerner, not known east of the plains. Our Bird Comrades The brave, frost-defying chickadees and nuthatches stayed all the year wholly independent of farms and man's food and affairs. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth One cold day in midwinter, when I was walking through the snowless woods, I saw chickadees, nuthatches, and woodpeckers upon the ground, and upon roots and fallen branches. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers I do not know if naturalists have remarked that the nuthatch has a very limited range of vision. Wild Nature Won By Kindness His breeding season, like that of the nuthatch, is about to begin. A Bird Calendar for Northern India In spite of his unique and interesting habits, the poets have scarcely begun to chant the praises of the American nuthatch. Our Bird Comrades But all the blessed company of mere songbirds, warblers, robins, thrushes, orioles, with nuthatches, chickadees, blue jays, woodpeckers, etc., counted only one head each. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth The nuthatches perched about upon the branches or ran up and down the tree trunks, incessantly piping their displeasure. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers I placed Barcelona nuts for the nuthatches, and they came and shared the contents of the basket withp. Wild Nature Won By Kindness The calls of the hoopoe and nuthatch become less frequent as the month draws to a close; on the other hand, the melody of the oriole gains in strength. A Bird Calendar for Northern India We have now described the American nuthatch quartette, and will turn to other fields no less inviting, albeit more remote. Our Bird Comrades The nuthatches, who also stayed all winter with us, were favorites with us boys. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth A chickadee and one of the nuthatches see a tempting morsel at the same time. Some Winter Days in Iowa Jim fastened a great chunk of suet to a tree-trunk and very soon a red-breasted nuthatch was busy with his Christmas breakfast. When the Yule Log Burns A Christmas Story Pied and golden-backed woodpeckers, companies of nuthatches, and, here and there, a wryneck move about on the trunks and branches, looking into every cranny for insects. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The nuthatch of central Europe, scientifically known as Sitta caesia, is closely related to our American forms, resembling them in many of his habits. Our Bird Comrades But they came to Boston and looked me up in the nuthatch. Eastern Standard Tribe A spiteful peck from nuthatch leaves him master of the morsel and the field. Some Winter Days in Iowa At snow line the species had narrowed down to a few ravens, a Canada jay, a blue grouse or so, nuthatches, and brown creepers. The Killer Towards the end of the month some of the nuthatches and the robins begin to tune up. A Bird Calendar for Northern India In studying the literature of the transatlantic species, we at once stumble upon the reason for calling this avian family by the somewhat peculiar and apparently inapt name of nuthatch. Our Bird Comrades Picking up one, he launched it at a nuthatch that clung pecking at the moss on the bark. Lady Good-for-Nothing The first bird seen in the woods was a white-breasted nuthatch, working on the trunk of a red birch on the river bottom. Some Winter Days in Iowa Choughs very abundant; wild pigeons, ravens, Laurus; the nuthatch, a noisy but not unmusical bird, Chakor, together with small partridges, but these are rare; several Conirostres. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Hence the nest of the nuthatch, unless discovered when in course of construction, is difficult to locate. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The older English form of the word was "nuthack," which unfortunately has been changed to "nuthatch," a word that gives an erroneous impression, for no bird ever hatches a nut. Our Bird Comrades The nuthatch was not hit after all, but had bobbed away into the green gloom. Lady Good-for-Nothing After the woodpeckers have abandoned their nests, or rather chambers, which they do after the first season, their cousins, the nuthatches, chickadees, and brown creepers, fall heir to them. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs Marathon has come to a pretty pass, indeed, when the commuters are to be dispossessed in this way by a lot of birds, orioles and tomtits and yellow-bellied nuthatches. Mince Pie Nail up fat pork, or large chunks of suet, on the south sides of conspicuous trees, and encourage the woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees and titmice to remain in your woods through the long and dreary winter. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The nuthatch of England belongs to the species just named. Our Bird Comrades Birds flashed across the open vault of this forest room—brilliant birds, like the Louisiana Tanager; sober little birds like the creepers and nuthatches. The Rules of the Game These birds, especially the creepers and nuthatches, have many of the habits of the Picid�, but lack their powers of bill, and so are unable to excavate a nest for themselves. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs Now and then little troops of birds of many kinds passed—wood-hewers, ant-thrushes, tanagers, flycatchers; as in the spring and fall similar troops of warblers, chickadees, and nuthatches pass through our northern woods. Through the Brazilian Wilderness A nuthatch required three hours before it would fly to my hand, although it took food from my stick the first time it was offered. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In northern Europe another form of the nuthatch guild is found, known scientifically as Sitta europea, whose under parts are white without any washing of buff on the breast. Our Bird Comrades The squirrels, Stellar's jays, woodpeckers, nuthatches and chickadees were very busy scurrying here and there, screaming gossip, or moving diligently and methodically as their natures were. The Rules of the Game How the tin buckets glisten in the gray woods; how the robins laugh; how the nuthatches call; how lightly the thin blue smoke rises among the trees! In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs It is the little nuthatch hard at work scooping out his home in the bark. A Cotswold Village Each nuthatch, creeper and chickadee is worth from five to ten dollars, according to local circumstances. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation But what kind of nests do the rock nuthatches construct on their limestone walls? Our Bird Comrades If an owl would enter the nuthatch's nest Its figure would have to be much compressed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919 They are allied to the kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and feed upon insects. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L Sometimes when I have disturbed a nuthatch at work at a hole in a tree, the little fellow would pop into the hole and peep out at me, never moving until I had departed. A Cotswold Village Bright-eyed deer mice peeped at her from under old logs, the chickadees, nuthatches, and jays started an investigating committee to learn if anything interesting to them was occurring. At the Foot of the Rainbow Odd as it may seem to the uninformed, the nuthatches belong to the order of passeres or perching birds, in spite of their creeping habits. Our Bird Comrades The chicadee and nuthatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers, and we shall return to these last, as to more vulgar companions. Excursions A dozen species of warblers lisp music-box phrases, two or three sparrows whistle a cheerful repertoire, the nuthatches and chickadees toot away in blissful bourgeoisie. The Forest The nuthatch is very fond of filberts, as his name implies. A Cotswold Village The kingfisher flew before us, the pigeon woodpecker was seen and heard, and nuthatches and chickadees close at hand. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 True, the other feathered clamberers and carpenters are fully as useful, but depend upon it, the nuthatches do their share in preserving our forests and orchards. Our Bird Comrades The cherry-birds flitted around us, the nuthatch and flicker were heard among the bushes, the titmouse perched within a few feet, and the song of the wood-thrush again rung along the ridge. Excursions The nuthatch noises loud in wood and wild, Like women turning skreeking to a child. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript Only the redstarts and the nuthatches are still chirping drowsily…. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I It happens, however, that these birds resemble each other only in their climbing feet; in the form of their beaks they are as wide apart as are nuthatches, woodpeckers, crows, and curlews. The Naturalist in La Plata The white-breasted nuthatch is our most common species east of the great plains, breeding from the Gulf States to the northern border of the United States and to New Brunswick. Our Bird Comrades It was regularly visited, and its thin bole industriously examined, by the nuthatch and the quaint little mouse-like creeper. Birds in Town and Village A pigeon-hawk came prowling by our camp, and the faint piping call of the nuthatches, leading their young through the high trees, was often heard. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools Probably the note of the first song sparrow or first bluebird, or the spring call of the nuthatch, sounded in unison. My Boyhood The little red-bellied nuthatches, the chickadees, and little brown creepers, threading the furrows of the bark of the pines, searching for food in the crevices. The Yosemite The rock nuthatch is as expert a mixer of mortar as the well-known cliff swallows of our own country, and his adobe dwellings bear a close resemblance to theirs. Our Bird Comrades Creeper and nuthatch, and starling and gem-like blue tit, found holes enough in the old trunks to breed in. Birds in Town and Village More interesting than any of the birds yet named, because more strictly characteristic of the place, as well as more strictly new to me, were the brown-headed nuthatches. A Florida Sketch-Book In the woods there were mountain chickadees and nuthatches of various kinds, together with an occasional woodpecker. American Big Game in Its Haunts The hardy nuthatches were threading the open furrows of the barks in their usual industrious manner and uttering their quaint notes, giving no evidence of distress. The Yosemite There is the companionable white-breasted nuthatch which goes scudding up and down the tree trunks with as much ease and aplomb as a fly gliding over a window-pane. Our Bird Comrades They concluded that it was a kind of nuthatch, but unlike the common nuthatch which they knew. Birds in Town and Village In dress the brown-head is dingy, with little or nothing of the neat and attractive appearance of our New England nuthatches. A Florida Sketch-Book But the look of the old trees, the laugh of the robins, and the soft nasal calls of the nuthatch, he says, are the same as in the old times. Our Friend John Burroughs The nuthatches, also, cry "Yank! yank!" in no inhospitable tones; and those purple finches there in the cedars,—are they not stealing our berries? Winter Sunshine In the depths of the woods the white-breasted nuthatches were holding a friendly interview. Our Bird Comrades A pigeon hawk came prowling by our camp, and the faint piping call of the nuthatches, leading their young through the high trees, was often heard. Wake-Robin As had happened with the nuthatch and the sparrow, I heard him before seeing him: first some notes, which by themselves would hardly have suggested a woodpecker origin, and then a noise of hammering. A Florida Sketch-Book "How these sounds ignore the years!" he exclaimed as a nuthatch piped in the near-by trees. Our Friend John Burroughs The squirrels are now venturing out, and the woodpeckers and nuthatches run briskly up the trees. Winter Sunshine Presently one of them was seen carefully primping his feathers—a function that I had not previously seen a nuthatch perform. Our Bird Comrades In migrating northward, the males have abandoned their nests, or rather chambers, which they do after the first season, their cousins, the nuthatches, chickadees, and brown creepers, fall heir to them. Wake-Robin The voice had nothing of that nasal quality, that Yankee twang, as some people would call it, which I had always associated with the nuthatch family. A Florida Sketch-Book He heard the cheerful little chickadee; he saw the grave nuthatch with its appearance of a total lack of humor; he glimpsed a black-and-white woodpecker or so, and was reviled by a ribald blue jay. The Blazed Trail They are also expert climbers, though not such wonderful gymnasts as the nuthatches. Bird Neighbors After this interesting interview with the nuthatches, I trudged about in the woods for some time without seeing any birds. Our Bird Comrades These birds, especially the creepers and nuthatches, have many of the habits of the Picidae, but lack their powers of bill, and so are unable to excavate a nest for themselves. Wake-Robin Our little striped friend, usually called in the books the black-and-white warbler, is not, after all, so expert a creeper as is the nuthatch, which may be called the arboreal skater par excellence. Our Bird Comrades In a tall sycamore tree standing alone at the fringe of a piece of woodland, sparrow hawks, red-breasted woodpeckers, and nuthatches, a pair of each, had set up their household gods. Our Bird Comrades |
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