The 10,000-plus North Carolinians who answered Audubon NC’s recent call and established nest boxes for habitat-challenged brown-headed nuthatches may be wrestling with a puzzle this spring. Are those ...

It's that little bird that often climbs down the trunk of the tree head first. The only bird that is able to do so, it is the nuthatch's foot structure that makes this behavior possible. It has two ...

When elk were restored to their native habitat in Missouri in 2011, the 800-pound creatures thrived. Now the U.S. Forest Service and Missouri Department of Conservation hope for an equally successful ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/Edited News Release) - The Missouri Department of Conservation and partners are planning to reintroduce a locally-extinct bird species to the Ozarks later this month.

The white-breasted nuthatch is often observed walking and probing head-down on the trunks of large conifers in mature wooded areas. The first impression is a small bird with a very white head and ...

The power of flight gives most birds a perfectly valid reason to disregard the power of gravity. The family of tree-clinging birds known as nuthatches lives an even more topsy-turvy lifestyle than ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Six ...

Human progress has not been kind to either the Eastern bluebird or the brown-headed nuthatch. The bluebirds lost their homes in fence posts to large-scale farming. Logging and development took the ...

Compared to last year, white-breasted nuthatches likely will show up at fewer bird feeders this winter. But, compared to 30 years ago, the energetic little birds will be spotted at many more feeders.

A second phase to reintroduce a "mostly lost" bird to the Ozarks is set to happen soon. Missouri Department of Conservation, along with partners, will start their reintroduction efforts this month for ...

What Does a Brown-Headed Nuthatch Look Like? These brown-capped songbirds sport a white nape spot and pale off-white underparts. Male and female brown-headed nuthatches look similar. They measure ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation and its partners have brought the once-native brown-headed nuthatch back to Missouri. Reintroduction efforts were made possible through the department's ...