Juniper Titmouse
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.
● Song:
"tschick-adee"
● Foraging & 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.
● Breeding & 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.
● 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.