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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
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BirdsIn Lake County, Ohio

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790

White-breasted Nuthatch in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sittidae
Genus
Sitta
Near Lake County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (12)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (58)
  • Recorded, season not shown (18)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
White-breasted Nuthatch by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County283 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County197 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County57 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County83 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County60 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County63 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County78 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County49 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County77 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County420 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lake County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 60 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lake County · records of all species each week, 29,200 in all

Records per week from 60 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of White-breasted Nuthatch in Lake County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of White-breasted NuthatchYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100054
Jan 11–170037
Jan 18–241152
Jan 25–310082
Feb 1–70058
Feb 8–141189
Feb 15–213251
Feb 22–280054
Mar 1–72151
Mar 8–1421155
Mar 15–2111190
Mar 22–2800166
Mar 29 – Apr 472234
Apr 5–1100425
Apr 12–1811525
Apr 19–2511522
Apr 26 – May 200844
May 3–9331,247
May 10–1600647
May 17–2311950
May 24–30111,067
May 31 – Jun 6111,073
Jun 7–13001,320
Jun 14–20221,088
Jun 21–27001,052
Jun 28 – Jul 4111,305
Jul 5–11001,359
Jul 12–18001,171
Jul 19–25221,056
Jul 26 – Aug 1221,193
Aug 2–8111,090
Aug 9–1500745
Aug 16–22001,084
Aug 23–2911847
Aug 30 – Sep 500699
Sep 6–1211858
Sep 13–1900714
Sep 20–2621739
Sep 27 – Oct 300731
Oct 4–1000723
Oct 11–1700475
Oct 18–2411425
Oct 25–3100371
Nov 1–700271
Nov 8–1400271
Nov 15–2132197
Nov 22–2832182
Nov 29 – Dec 50081
Dec 6–1221111
Dec 13–193184
Dec 20–260096
Dec 27 – Jan 2112289

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 2,774 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,774 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of White-breasted Nuthatch in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of White-breasted NuthatchYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–108896,211
Jan 11–177095,146
Jan 18–247794,645
Jan 25–3160104,698
Feb 1–773106,023
Feb 8–1456105,888
Feb 15–2174105,436
Feb 22–286476,846
Mar 1–772108,321
Mar 8–14711010,384
Mar 15–2165912,620
Mar 22–28531013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4651019,661
Apr 5–11681026,860
Apr 12–18761039,925
Apr 19–25841041,623
Apr 26 – May 21111056,391
May 3–995952,952
May 10–16751053,785
May 17–23471057,698
May 24–3048854,651
May 31 – Jun 620753,099
Jun 7–1327753,700
Jun 14–2030856,625
Jun 21–2740955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 426758,477
Jul 5–1126961,336
Jul 12–1824964,722
Jul 19–2529769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 124859,416
Aug 2–829959,712
Aug 9–1525755,994
Aug 16–2224854,328
Aug 23–2929751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 527957,167
Sep 6–12431059,075
Sep 13–1944954,543
Sep 20–2654845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3481043,180
Oct 4–1043837,841
Oct 11–1748830,824
Oct 18–24511021,156
Oct 25–31391019,021
Nov 1–7411014,172
Nov 8–1455912,621
Nov 15–215897,965
Nov 22–2864108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 549106,083
Dec 6–123996,004
Dec 13–195595,423
Dec 20–264885,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2123108,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis238 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus125 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor84 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens76 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis45 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed55%49%
Forest34%31%
Wetland6%5%
Farmland4%11%
Open water0.5%3%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 1,214 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Sitta carolinensis carolinensisWhite-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)subspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the White-breasted Nuthatch's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

2,774 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.