Famous Birds at Your Feeder: The Nuthatch and Dark Eyed Junco

About this episode

The episode discusses the Dark-Eyed Junco and the White-Breasted Nuthatch in preparation for the Great Backyard Bird Count.

It's all leading up to that moment. February 13 marks the start of the Great Backyard Bird Count, and we're helping you get ready. Join us this week as we discuss the Dark-Eyed Junco and the White-Breasted Nuthatch - two familiar faces at most birdfeeders in the Northeast. Cool facts and identification features are definitely on the menu for this week!

Topics covered

• Birdwatching
• Bird Identification
• Northeast Birds

Keywords

• Great Backyard Bird Count
• Nuthatch
• Dark-Eyed Junco
• birdfeeders

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Northeast

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