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Red-Breasted Nuthatch Coinage

I just read a cool little article about the Red-breasted Nuthatch being honored on a 25-cent Canadian coin.

I’ve always been fascinated with nuthatches, the White-breasted being abundant in northern Illinois, and frequent backyard entertainer. The Red-breasted Nuthatch is much less common in our area, usually arriving only in the winter months and only briefly in our yard.

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is also doing a series called Hinterland Who’s Who in which the Red-breasted Nuthatch has been featured.

It is great to hear about a fun, common northernly species getting some much-deserved recognition.

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Mary Carlson says:

Nuthatches are some of the cutest birds. I don’t get to see very many of them; they don’t seem to visit my feeders when I’m watching. But that red-breasted nuthatch is so beautifully colored – glad to see it featured on a Canadian coin.

Posted on: July 21, 2007 @ 5:26 pm
Vern says:

How cool! Some winters the only Red-breasted Nuthatch many people would see is on a coin as they are very variable. This pas winter I saw 3 on a CBC in December and then none others until I saw 3 again in April, and I’m someone who goes looking for them. The previous winter they were everywhere.
Vern

Posted on: July 22, 2007 @ 2:18 am
TR says:

Any artful honoring of birds has my vote! I am coo coo for BIRD ART. I have to share with other birdfreaks that I discovered a kind of funny book about bird poo as art! I posted about it this morning. At first I thought it was a joke. But I think these guys are for real.
Your blog is fun!
zac’s mom

Posted on: July 22, 2007 @ 10:09 am
larry says:

That’s pretty cool!-Nuthatch on a quarter-It’s a bit of a challenge to try to find the Red-breasted ones in Connecticut.-Some times, they’re no where to be found.

Posted on: July 22, 2007 @ 4:50 pm
mon@rch says:

Ow fricking cool is this? I must get myself one of these!

Posted on: July 23, 2007 @ 12:55 pm