Oak Titmouse
Whereas chickadees gather in winter flocks, the related Oak Titmouse (formerly combined with the Juniper Titmouse as a single species, the Plain Titmouse) is usually found singly or in pairs. This bird is conspicuous, for it calls often as it feeds among bushes or high in the spring growth of freshly sprouted oaks. Its call is a harsh, fussy see-dee-dee or chick-a-dee-dee. It also frequents gardens in suburbs of towns adjacent to its native habitat.

The Oak Titmouse is a sparrow-sized bird that is plain gray with paler underparts and a small crest which is usually erect. It gleans much of its food, which is predominantly insects, from limbs, twigs and from the ground. It also eats leaf galls, weed seeds, pinyon nuts, acorns, oats and cherries. The Oak Titmouse usually builds a nest in natural cavities, old woodpecker holes (primarily in oak trees) and bird houses if available. It is also capable of excavating its own nest cavity in rotted wood.

The Oak Titmouse is a year-round resident from southern Oregon south to Baja California. It prefers live oaks and deciduous growth of all kinds including oak woodlands, streamside cottonwoods, forest edges and oak-juniper woodlands.
Oak Titmouse Range Map

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