Feeding Nuthatches feed upon seeds, insects and nuts. They store their food in bark crevices. The male collects food for the female and places the food in her bill. Mate-feeding occurs during the last stages of courtship. The white-breasted nuthatch is found across the United States, except for in the Great Plains.
Nuthatches prefer to inhabit large, old trees in deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests.
The white-breast nuthatch commonly does not nest in nesting boxes. They usually nest in open areas and along forest edges. Nesting White-breasted nuthatches are monogamous. They remain close together throughout the year. Courtship begins in late winter.