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Range: Permanent residents throughout the south except Florida Peninsula.

Habitat: Forests and woodlots below 3500 ft. Also frequent wooded urban areas. Is a secondary cavity nester, meaning they will nest in old woodpecker cavities. Will nest in a bird house..
4 x 4 x 8 inches with a 1 1/4 cut hole 2" below the top mounted 10 to 20 feet off the ground. They line their nests with hair, fur, feathers, mosses and bark.

Food: In summer they feed on insects..They will come to feeders for sunflower seeds, cracked corn, peanuts and suet.

plants that attract White Breasted Nuthatch...Any wooded area..

We enjoy them in our yard .
Good pics !
I get a kick out of their " Yank , yank " .

Damned "Yankee!"

I don't recall seeing one in my yard. I'll keep looking.

You may not have them. They prefer mature, old-growth forests in BIG tracts to stay in.

We have 7 acres with lots of very old oaks and 15 pecan trees. The trees are not real close together, like a forest, but there are a lot of them. Should I look?

By all means have a look! They are almost always seen in pairs. Listen for the very nasal, "Yank! Yank!" call that they give constantly as they feed.

My Neighbor has 100 acres..Part of it is wooded. And There is a large wooded area across the street from my house. I think the WoodPeckers are coming from the woods that is on the 100 acres my neighbor has. Although I have quite a few mature trees on my property...I wouldn't consider it dense woods..

Oops Im mean NutHatches & WoodPeckers...forgot which topic I was on.