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education: birds of georgia Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
Status: Common permanent resident, breeding over entire state. High count: 477 on Atlanta CBC 22 Dec 1996 (Beaton, et al, 2003). Habitat: Deciduous forest with some mature trees, and also in mixed forest. Common in wooded yards across Georgia. Diet: Insects and seeds, with insects making up appx. two-thirds of diet. Caterpillars taken from broad-leaf deciduous trees most important prey. Also eats wasps, bees, beetles, scale insects and many others. Seed, nuts and berries important in winter diet. Feeders provide much sustenance where available (Kaufman, 1996). Identification: A small, confiding crested bird. Soft gray on upper parts and white underneath. Crest gray. Short, stubby black bill with black spot above bill base. Black iris prominent against light face. Flanks suffused with buff to salmon wash. No plumage variation in sexes at any time of year. Tame and approachable. Conservation: Common and widespread in e U.S. west to w TX, n in mid-west to IO, WI, MI, and north in the east to New England. Range expansion is occurring to the north, perhaps aided by backyard feeders, and surveys show populations increasing over much of range (Kaufman, 1996). |
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