I have encountered at least 6 red-breasted nuthatches at low elevations in
the Pocatello area w/out conifers (except junipers) since early August.
Some have been in streamside willows where one would expect birds like
yellow warbler. The last 2 BIG irruptions I’ve experienced have been
preceded by RBNUs in mid-late summer in very non-RBNU habitat.

Steven F. Kahl
Deputy Project Leader
Southeast Idaho National Wildlife Refuge Complex
4425 Burley Dr., Ste. A
Chubbuck, ID 83202
P (208) 237-6615 ext 112
F (208) 237-8213

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