Posted on November 17, 2021August 15, 2022 by L. L. CoblePhoto of the Day The White-breasted Nuthatch is a familiar woodpecker-like songbird of deciduous forests, parks, and wooded suburbs. It frequently descends the trunks of trees head first while searching the bark for insects. Nuthatches visit feeding stations stocked with cracked corn, sunflower seeds, suet, or peanuts.