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What kind of year for winter finches? What’s a winter finch?

February 10, 2017 Birding, Blog 3 Comments

By Fred Wooley Red-breasted Nuthatch by Dave Fox Early September, I saw my first-of-the-season Red-breasted Nuthatch, one of my favorite birds.  Diminutive compared to our more common year-round White-breasted Nuthatch, the Red-breasted is also set apart by its rusty-red chest and distinctive eye stripe and the fact that it spends a bit more time on branches than the …

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