Photos comparing this bird species with similar or confusing species, including captions that point out specific differences to help confirm identification. Clutch Size: 3 to 8 eggs with clutches of 5 to 7 most common in Tennessee. This rather tame, active, crested little bird is common all year in eastern forests, where its whistled peter-peter-peter song may be heard even during mid-winter thaws. Jan 21, 2008 08:47 | #1. Some subtle distinctions between the two give hints regarding gender. It is related to the chickadees, and like them it readily comes to bird feeders, often carrying away sunflower seeds one at a time. Tufted titmouse - without the tuft? The Tufted Titmouse is monogamous, and a pair may use the same nest cavity for more than one year.

2,638 posts Gallery: 11 photos Likes: 29 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Southern York County, Pennsylvania. A little gray bird with an echoing voice, the Tufted Titmouse is common in eastern deciduous forests and a frequent visitor to feeders. Tufted Titmouse. Lots of Tufted Titmice these days.

On rare occasion yearling titmice stay on their natal territory and help their parents raise younger siblings. 8 posts, 1 page 1 . Whether your tufted titmice visitors are male or female isn't easy to discern, as both sexes look pretty much alike. Similar looking birds to Tufted Titmouse: Black-crested Titmouse Adult, Carolina Chickadee Adult/immature, Black-capped Chickadee Adult. Stefan ­ A "The D is supposed to be where the S is!" The large black eyes, small, round bill, and brushy crest gives these birds a quiet but eager expression that matches the way they flit through canopies, hang from twig-ends, and drop in to bird feeders. If you live east of the Mississippi River and host a bird feeder, it's likely the tufted titmouse is a frequent visitor. Baeolophus bicolor . More info . Could use a little help with the id.