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Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Titmice and Chickadees (Paridae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Stable



Egg Color:

White, sometimes with red brown spots



Number of Eggs:

6 - 8



Incubation Days:

14 - 16



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Grass and moss lined with bark, feathers, and hair.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



Splitbar

Overview

Oak Titmouse: Medium-sized titmouse with pale, brown-tinged gray upperparts and paler face and underparts. The bill is small and black, and legs and feet are gray. Weak, fluttering flight. A recently formed species, and along with the Juniper Titmouse, was known as the Plain Titmouse until 1996.

Range and Habitat

Oak Titmouse: Resident from southern Oregon south to Baja California. Preferred habitats include live oaks and deciduous growth, including oak woodlands, streamside cottonwoods, forest edges, and oak-juniper woodlands.

Breeding and Nesting

Oak Titmouse: Six to eight white eggs, sometimes with red brown spots, are laid in a tree cavity, fence-post hole, or crevice in an old building, stuffed with grass, fur, and some feathers. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Oak Titmouse: Eats a variety of seeds, including acorns, and insects, which it gleans from trunks, branches, and foliage. May cling beneath branches or cones to pick off food; holds large seeds between its feet and pounds them open with jackhammer-like raps with its bill.

Readily Eats

Suet, Sunflower Seed

Vocalization

Oak Titmouse: Emits a harsh, fussy "see-dee-dee" or "chick-a-dee-dee."

Similar Species

Oak Titmouse: Juniper Titmouse is slightly larger, paler gray overall, and has a different voice.

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Family Titmice (Paridae)_blue
Species Baeolophus inornatus
Length5.25 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Oak Titmouse

Oak Titmouse: Medium-sized titmouse with pale, brown-tinged gray upperparts and paler face and underparts. The bill is small and black, and legs and feet are gray. Weak, fluttering flight. A recently formed species, and along with the Juniper Titmouse, was known as the Plain Titmouse until 1996.

● Song: "see-dee-dee", "chick-a-dee-dee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Oak Titmouse: Eats a variety of seeds, including acorns, and insects, which it gleans from trunks, branches, and foliage. May cling beneath branches or cones to pick off food; holds large seeds between its feet and pounds them open with jackhammer-like raps with its bill.

● Breeding & nesting: Oak Titmouse: Six to eight white eggs, sometimes with red brown spots, are laid in a tree cavity, fence-post hole, or crevice in an old building, stuffed with grass, fur, and some feathers. Incubation ranges from 14 to 16 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Oak Titmouse: Juniper Titmouse is slightly larger, paler gray overall, and has a different voice.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats.
Oak Titmouse Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Oak Titmouse: Resident from southern Oregon south to Baja California. Preferred habitats include live oaks and deciduous growth, including oak woodlands, streamside cottonwoods, forest edges, and oak-juniper woodlands.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationStable
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.7 Ounces