Have you seen any Titmouse Birds in California?

Question

I have looked on the web to see where the Titmouse birds go and they show all back east. I live in Northern California and I see them in my backyard eating wild bird seed. They are cool looking. Have you seen any in your backyard?

You are right, I just checked and it was a plain Titmouse and those do come to California. I like the redbrested house finch but I am awaiting the yellow breasted finches which never come.

Answer 1

There are titmice in California! You have two species, Oak Titmouse and Juniper Titmouse. They used to be considered one species, Plain Titmouse, but ornotholigists decided that they are two different species. Oak Titmouse is found over most of California. Juniper Titmouse is only found in the far NW corner and in a couple of small areas along the Nevada border.

There are 5 species of titmice in the United States. The eastern one is called Tufted Titmouse. In south Texas we have the Black-crested Titmouse. Southeast Arizona has the Bridled Titmouse, which is really cute! And of the course there are the two other species I already mentioned. They are in the same family as chickadees.

Good bird watching!

Answer 2

The california species is the Oak Titmouse, I have them in my yard too. They USED to called Plain Titmouse, but the species were split several years ago..now the Oak Titmouse, and the Juniper Titmouse.

Answer 3

The species (tho' they are different families) you'd most likely see are the Plain Titmouse, Wrentit, and the Bushtit.

In the foothills of Colorado, we most often see the Bushtits. They come to the feeders in large flocks. Cover our cling-feeder with so many bodies -- all those tails sticking out make it look like a pincushion!
They are social to the extreme: clambering a dozen to a branch trying to squeeze in closer to one another.

Darn cute little fuzzballs.
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Answer 4

Indeed I have. We mostly see doves and chickadees though.

Answer 5

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