Tyler


 * __Quick Observations:__**
 * Bird: White-Breasted Nuthatch
 * Has a call which is very short and sounds like "yanh yanh yanh" repeated.
 * Blue back with White stomach
 * Likes the suet alot
 * Doesn't like squirrels

__**March 1, 2011**__ Deck 3:30-4:15 pm 1 nuthatch eating at the suet. Getting dark. Bird flew away at 3:41, came back at 3:44. A few crows around seem to be disturbing the bird. Ate out of the birdseed dispenser; took a seed and flew away. Squirrel came and made the bird fly away. Bird returned at 4:12. Sister came outside with the cat so the bird flew away and didn't come back.

Deck 2:50-3:25 pm I see 3 nutchatchers and they are all on different trees semming to be talking to each other. One of them are on the side of the tree infront of me and eating at the suet. Cat is stalking the bird. Nuthatch 1 saw the cat and flew away. Another nuthatch came and took its place. Ate for 13 minutes until the cat leapt at it and I haven't seen the bird since. After that nuthatch 2 came and sat on the edge of the deck just staring off into the distance. Then a chickadee came and made the nuthatch retreat and then a few seconds later the bird came back.
 * __March 20, 2011__**

Deck 3:50-4:05 pm I see a nuthatch in the distance but isn't doing anything. 2 minutes later there is another nuthatch and it is with what seems like its mate but I am not sure. Nothing really happened the bird didn't sing the song but he/she just ate and flew.
 * __March 23, 2011__**

Deck I see a crow and a robin but I also hear a nuthatch in the far distance but fades after awhile. 5 minutes I see a nuthatch on another tree. I see it right by a older nuthatch nest that was made last year. It has a different call now which is hard to explain. Then I see a possible mate come up beside him and they look like they are trying to get in the old nest but it is upside down. Then the possible male swoops down to the sunflower seeds and takes a few and brings them up to where he was. After that they flew on to my roof and out of sight. A few seconds later I think one of the same birds came down and took a few seeds and flew off to an unknown place. Then I lost them for the day. Deck 3:00-3:30 pm There is a nuthatch literally like right in front of me on the suet. It is just sitting there staring at me and eating at the same time. A crow is in the distance along with a mourning dove. The nuthatch has moved to the other tree and is climbing up and down side ways. This might be the same birds from 8 days ago because it has a mate. The nuthatches are looking for something, maybe bugs, in the tree. A robin landed on the ground and is looking for worms possibly. The nuthatch are still on the tree. A few minutes later one of the nuthatch flew on to a dead berry bush and sat there then the mate came a few seconds after.
 * __March 26, 2011__**
 * __4:30-5:00__**
 * __April 3, 2011__**

Deck 4:00-4:25 __**Final Observation**__ Awesom Day outside! Tons of birds! Lots of nuthatchers in the trees, quiet though. A couple are on the suet and a couple are on the bird seed feeder. I see a nest where I think that nuthatchers are staying. A nuthatcher came to the bird feeder took a seed than flew away again. I see a couple of crows and some robins also. The nuthatchers are just seem to be sunning on the branches. I am now noticing alot of pairs (mates). They aren't eating that much anymore. After 25 minutes of doing the same things I went inside.
 * __April 7, 2011__**