Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is in the Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice family (Paridae). Across the U.S., iNaturalist users have logged 84,921 research-grade observations of it in our sample, peaking in April.

Seasonal pattern in the national data: year-round resident. Counts also reflect when people are out photographing, so compare months within a state rather than across states.

When to photograph Tufted Titmouse: observations by month (U.S.)

About Tufted Titmouse

The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird from North America, a species in the tit and chickadee family (Paridae). The black-crested titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southward, was included as a subspecies, but now is considered a separate species, (Baeolophus atricristatus).From Wikipedia via iNaturalist — article, CC BY-SA.

Tufted Titmouse by state

Main season = months with at least 30% of the state's peak-month count.

Related birds (Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice)

Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus

Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis

Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens

Oak TitmouseBaeolophus inornatus

Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli

Black-crested TitmouseBaeolophus atricristatus

Bridled TitmouseBaeolophus wollweberi

Juniper TitmouseBaeolophus ridgwayi

Photography tips

• Use a fast shutter (1/2000 s or faster) for birds in flight.
• Focus on the eye and shoot at the bird's eye level.
• Approach slowly and stop if the bird changes behavior; never bait or flush birds.
• Morning activity peaks in the first two hours after sunrise.

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