Juniper Titmouse

Baeolophus ridgwayiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)

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

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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Juniper Titmouse

● 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.

Flight Pattern

Short weak fluttering flights with rapid shallow wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Juniper Titmouse: Resident in western and southwest U.S. Pinyon-juniper woods are favored habitat.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^PopulationStable, Uncommon to fairly common

^MigrationNonmigratory

^Weight0.6 Ounces

Field Guide to Birds of North America