tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post8869480989800938141..comments2024-01-10T09:31:07.612-08:00Comments on Hipster Birders: Nut-hatcheries in the MakingNicholas Martenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-82235543903857714542012-03-23T16:32:03.425-07:002012-03-23T16:32:03.425-07:00I hope they return! Ours seem to wander, too, and ...I hope they return! Ours seem to wander, too, and we haven't seen them in the same place twice yet.Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-69713118626560054092012-03-23T16:24:48.661-07:002012-03-23T16:24:48.661-07:00Thanks, Tammy! - photo credit goes to Maureen, as ...Thanks, Tammy! - photo credit goes to Maureen, as always. I hope we find the Screech-owl, too. It's been calling for nearly two weeks now, at all hours of the day, but it just doesn't want to be found (at least, by us). The nuthatches were a nice consolation prize, at leastNicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-35073152321761201742012-03-23T16:13:54.207-07:002012-03-23T16:13:54.207-07:00I'm still not entirely sure what was happening...I'm still not entirely sure what was happening - I haven't found anything yet that says how cooperative breeding works with nuthatches. Florida Scrub-jays are cooperative breeders, which is mostly about helping to raise young and watching over the territory. I'll try and look into it further, and see if nest excavation is one of the duties of nuthatch helpers, and whether pairs excavate more than one nest in a season.Nicholas Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430793036041198643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-29531828512634621552012-03-23T11:25:35.851-07:002012-03-23T11:25:35.851-07:00I had a couple tapping away for a few weeks, but I...I had a couple tapping away for a few weeks, but I haven't seen them in a couple months... I recall seeing them around back in the fall too so I wonder what happened and where they've gone off to...Katehttp://www.katedolamore.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-3415832245965760122012-03-23T11:02:14.515-07:002012-03-23T11:02:14.515-07:00Great photos of the Nuthatches hard at work! I loo...Great photos of the Nuthatches hard at work! I look forward to following these pairs through your blog! Good luck finding the the screech owls as well!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042782379701099694.post-10765135245198862952012-03-23T08:05:01.013-07:002012-03-23T08:05:01.013-07:00I didn't know that about Nuthatch behavior--th...I didn't know that about Nuthatch behavior--the cooperative nesting neighbors. Very cool. <br /><br />In keeping with the latest bird trends, I believe the fashionable thing to do now is put a nestcam on it!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.com