Black-crested titmouse. Oak titmouse. Bridled titmouse. Chestnut-backed chickadee.

Carolina chickadee. Boreal chickadee. The Tufted Titmouse’s song is a fast-repeated, clear whistle: peter-peter-peter. The song of the tufted titmouse is usually described as a whistled peter-peter-peter, although this song can vary in approximately 20 notable ways. The birds repeat this up to 11 times in succession or up to 35 songs delivered per minute.

Tufted titmouse (call / song) call, song. 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.

Mountain chickadee. Juniper titmouse. Females occasionally sing a quieter version of the song. Other chickadees, titmice and bushtits. Bushtit. Its habitat is deciduous and mixed woods as well as gardens, parks, and shrublands. It is related to the chickadees, and like them it readily comes to bird feeders, often carrying away sunflower seeds one at a time. Black-capped chickadee.

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