Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
Also, a bird got trapped in the bunkhouse. It took us a good 20 minutes to flush him out. I actually caught it twice. The first time with a box, but it flew out when I reached in. At some point, while flying back and forth, it landed on my back and sat there for ten seconds. The second time I grabbed it in mid-air, but when I loosened my hand to take a picture, it jumped out of my hand and flew away. Except it flew back to the top of the roof, still inside, and we had to start chasing it all over again. From looking it up, the closest I can come up with is a White-breasted Nuthatch.

Anyone have any idea if these are up in Pawnee?
White-breasted Nuthatches would be in areas of the Pawnee where there are trees. Like other cavity nesting birds they often investigate openings, holes or broken windows in buildings, and sometimes become trapped, unable to find their way out. I've seen many instances where nuthatches, chickadees, bluebirds and woodpeckers find a way into a shed or garage and die because they can't find the way back out.