The Clarks Nutcracker was first observed by William Clark (Lewis and Clark) and bears his name. I suppose it could be called Williams Nutcracker.....
Generally it eats pine seeds which it carries in a pouch unders its tongue and then caches for a rainy, or snowy, or sunny day.
This week a nutcracker decided our suet feeders looked pretty good. I wonder if it has finished its caches of seeds? Or lost them in the snow. They are supposed to have great memories for their caches.
Other members of the corvid family visit the suet feeders at our house including Stellers Jays and Black-billed Magpies.
All of the feeder birds seem to dread the arrival of a Northern Flicker and this Clarks Nutcracker was no exception. I don't know why none of the other birds care for the flickers. It's even worse when a magpie arrives.
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