A common feeder bird with clean black, gray, and white
markings, White-breasted Nuthatches are active, agile little birds with
an appetite for insects and large, meaty seeds. They get their common
name from their habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark,
then whacking them with their sharp bill to “hatch” out the seed from
the inside. White-breasted Nuthatches may be small but their voices are
loud, and often their insistent nasal yammering will lead you right to
them.
