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4.56 (2.31 - 6.98)|
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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
Like the Red-breasted Nuthatch, the White-breasted Nuthatch forages up and down tree trunks and branches in search of insects. At feeders it is attracted to suet, nuts, and sunflower seeds, making trips back and forth to store its booty somewhere for future use. White-breasted Nuthatches are permanent residents over a wide range from southern Canada through the US to southern Mexico.
In east-central Saskatchewan, White-breasted Nuthatches "prefer mature aspen and birch woods to coniferous forests? (Hooper 1992). Elsewhere they occur in aspen woodlands and aging urban forests. During winter they frequently visit bird feeders.
Since the first records in 1914, the White-breasted Nuthatch continues to increase, spreading west to become an uncommon permanent resident over most of the southern boreal region. In the south it is uncommon and local, restricted to stands of larger trees, as found in Moose Mountain, along the Souris and Qu'Appelle Rivers, and in the Cypress Hills (Smith 1996). More recently it has expanded its range into urban areas, where it has begun to nest in maturing shade trees.
Original text by Jared B. Clarke and Kristen Martin. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the White-breasted Nuthatch in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. White-breasted Nuthatch in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=WBNU&lang=en [09 Nov 2025]
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