[mou] Red-breasted Nuthatch (RBNU) irruption?

[Warren Woessner]

The RBNU is an irruptive species, with many some years and few or none
in others. It is also irrupting in New England. I put up my feeder in
south Minneapolis today and had a RBNU visiting today along with a Pine
Siskin. I think that this year will be big for winter finches.
I birded briefly at Lake Calhoun Sun at sunset. Most of the gulls were
far out in the center in the beautiful weather. I id'd one as a 1st
winter lesser Black-backed Gull but will wait for the gull experts to
confirm that sighting
Warren Woessner 

-----Original Message-----
From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-bounces at moumn.org] On
Behalf Of Ed Reilly (home)
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:12 PM
To: mou-net at moumn.org
Subject: [mou] Red-breasted Nuthatch (RBNU) irruption?

All,

Interesting blurb in last week's Star Tribune ("Nuthatches gain southern

exposure" /by Jim Williams, 11/06/2007/) about a possible Red-breasted 
Nuthatch (RBNU) irruption.    An online search at the StarTribune.com 
will reveal the article if you missed it.

Here in South Minneapoils - I have had one RBNU visiting my suet feeder 
on a regular basis since October 17th. 

Though only my my second fall/winter season here in MN - last year I had

*no* RBNU sightings at all.

So - a 100% improvement over last year!  An irruption indeed!

Ed