Ear to the Wild: The Red-breasted Nuthatch in Sonoma County

  Red-breasted Nuthatches can be found in parts of Sonoma County. You can sometimes hear them in Annadel State Park. The next time you visit your favorite stand of conifer trees, keep an ear out for the Red-breasted Nuthatch! If you've spent time in the Sierra Nevada during summer, you've probably heard the Red-breasted Nuthatch! They like conifer trees, and of course there are lot’s of those in the mountains. But Red-breasted Nuthatches can also be found in parts of Sonoma County. Annadel State Park has plenty of conifer trees, and you can sometimes hear them there. Like in this recording from March of 2008. By the way, they’re a little smaller than their white-breasted cousins. They also have more of a nasal quality to their voice. So, next time you visit your favorite stand of conifer trees, keep an ear out for the Red-breasted Nuthatch! The Red-breasted Nuthatch in Sonoma County! Thanks for lending an Ear to the Wild! I'm Jack Hines! For more information please visit EartotheWild.com. (Photo: Mick Thompson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)