Breeding Location:
Forest edge
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Stable, Uncommon to fairly common
Egg Color:
White, sometimes faintly marked with red brown
Number of Eggs:
3 - 9
Incubation Days:
14 - 16
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Lined with moss, grass, weeds, bark, feathers, and hair.
Migration:
Nonmigratory
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Overview
Juniper Titmouse: Small titmouse with gray upperparts, paler underparts, and plain gray, crested head. Tail is long and dark. Along with the Oak Titmouse, was known as the Plain Titmouse until 1996, when they were shown to be seperate species due to differences in song, habitat, and genetic makeup.
Range and Habitat
Juniper Titmouse: Resident in western and southwest U.S. Pinyon-juniper woods are favored habitat.
Breeding and Nesting
Juniper Titmouse: Three to nine white eggs, sometimes faintly marked with red brown, are laid in a tree cavity, fence-post hole, or crevice. The nest is composed of grass, fur, and some feathers. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Juniper Titmouse: Eats insects, berries, and seeds. Gleans insects from tree trunks, branches, and foliage; also forages on the ground. Often clings beneath limbs or cones to extract seeds.
Readily Eats
Suet, Sunflower Seed
Vocalization
Juniper Titmouse: Call is a raspy "tschick-adee." Song is a rolling series of notes sung on the same pitch.
Similar Species
Juniper Titmouse: Oak Titmouse is slightly smaller and is mousy gray-brown overall. Bridled Titmouse has darker gray upperparts, longer crest, and white face with black eyeline.
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