As a new feature to http://www.birdsofnewengland.com, I am offering several birding or nature books for sale. They are gently used books that I have enjoyed and want to pass on to a good, nature-loving home, hence the low prices. Prices include cost of shipping. There is only one copy of each book. Once it is purchased, I will delete the listing. Just in time for winter, Christmas and the next round of quarantine.

Some of the prices may seem high, but I took the lowest Amazon price and shaved off several dollars. I believe some of the books are out of print, which is why they are selling for so much.

Click on “Bird books for sale” in the top menu, or click here: https://birdsofnewengland.com/bird-books-for-sale/

Have you noticed an exceptional number of white-breasted nuthatches at your feeders this fall? If so, you’re not alone and migration is the likely reason.

We don’t typically think of white-breasted nuthatches as migratory birds. They are reliable backyard feeder birds and year-round residents, just like chickadees and tufted titmice. Do they really migrate?

I’ll get to a recent article that describes the white-breasted nuthatch’s irregular migration Continue reading →

Here’s a scary, fall-themed bird photo to kick off your Halloween.

This white-breasted nuthatch was not in a sharing mood with the surrounding tufted titmice. Click here for a recent For the Birds column regarding white-breasted nuthatches and migration.

Here’s part II of my fall feeder birds of New England post. Click here for the original post.