Birds Identified: Tufted Titmouse
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Tufted Titmouse has these characteristics:
- Hopping or climbing
- Smaller than robin
- Head crested
- Mostly black and white, or other dark color and white
- Rust color present
- South summer (June through August)
- South winter (November through February)
- Wood habitat
- Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Rasping harsh calls
- Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
- Staccato and twitter call (short sharp notes or rapid series of notes: tinkling, trilling, sputtering, or percussive)
- Melodious song (pitch variable; smooth, sweet, or rich quality; pattern generally complex)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org