Did you know that young male brown-headed nuthatches from the previous brood stay to help their parents build the nests, feed their mother while she incubates the next batch of eggs, and feed the nestlings?
Brown-Headed Nuthatches
at
a Glance
Key Features:
Brown-headed nuthatches are gray birds with brown heads with a white spot on the back, white throats, white chests, and white bellies.
Least Concern - Population Stable
Habitat:
Forests
nesting habits:
Brown-headed nuthatches nest in cavities lined with bark, cotton, feathers, and pine seed wings.
seasons brown-headed nuthatches are active in our area:
All year
Diet:
Insects, spiders, and seeds
hunting Behavior:
Brown-headed nuthatches forage by drilling into bark.
commonly confused with:
Red-Breasted Nuthatches and White-Breasted Nuthatches
Brown-headed nuthatches are often confused with red-breasted nuthatches because both are gray birds with white throats, chests, and bellies. Brown-headed nuthatches have brown heads.
Brown-headed nuthatches are often confused with white-breasted nuthatches because both are gray birds with white bellies. Brown-headed nuthatches have brown caps. White-breasted nuthatches are bigger.