Friday, September 21, 2012

Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse 

 Scientific Name Baeolophus bicolor

Tip:

The word titmouse comes from the Old English words, tit (a tiny animal or entity) and mase (little bird), basically denoting 1 very small bird.

Tip: Plural of titmouse is titmice.



tufted titmouse song

The Titmouse’s tune is a fast-repeated, distinct whistle: peter-peter-peter. These birds continue doing this for about 12 times in sequence or possibly up to 36 songs presented each minute. Females sometimes perform a calmer form of the song.

tufted titmouse call

Titmouse calls tend to be high-pitched and mechanical. A real tickly, chickadee-like tsee-day-day-day is among the most typical. Tufted Titmice additionally offer picky, scolding call sounds and, anytime predators happen to be spotted, a strong irritation call which alerts other titmice on this threat.

tufted titmouse food

Tufted Titmice feed on primarily insects during the summer time, such as beetles, wasps, ants, stink bugs, treehoppers and caterpillars, and also snails and spiders. They likewise feed on acorns, nuts, beech nuts, seeds and berries. Studies with the birds show they constantly pick the biggest seeds they are able to while scrounging.

tufted titmouse nest

Nest Information -Titmice construct cup-shaped nests within the nest hole making use of moss, damp leaves, bark strips and grasses. They will cover that cup using very soft elements for example fur, cotton, hair and wool, in some cases pulling hair right from living animals. Natural scientists evaluating older nests have discovered opossum, mice, horses, raccoon, dogs, red squirrels, fox squirrels, rabbits, cats, cows and hair from humans in their nests. The nest building will take 6 -11 days. Tufted Titmice nest either in a natural hole or occasionally an older woodpecker home.

tufted titmouse habitat

Tufted Titmice stay in deciduous forest or perhaps varying evergreen-deciduous woodlands, usually in locations having a thick cover and lots of tree varieties. They're also frequent in orchards, suburban areas and parks in the eastern United States. Usually discovered at low heights, Tufted Titmice are typically almost never experienced at heights over 2,000 feet. in the eastern United States.

tufted titmouse eggs

Its eggs tend to be less than one inch long and tend to be cream colored or white having light brown or light purple patches.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

 Bombycilla cedrorum



  • Cedar Waxwing couples search for nesting locations with each other, however the female definitely makes the selection.
  • Cedar waxwing the baby birds will be born helpless, naked and blind.
  • A cedar waxwing nest usually includes 4 to 5 eggs that are incubated to a time period of 12 and to 14 days.
  • The Cedar Waxwing favors woodland perimeters or even open forests for a basic home.
  • They also love parks, orchards and gardens having shade trees plus stay in places that alders, maples and dogwoods flourish.
  • cedar waxwing definitely will grab insects in order to include some proteins in their eating routine.
  • The cedar waxwing will rapidly take flight out of their perch and catch insects in the air to enjoy.
  • Insects such as stoneflies, mayflies, moths and dragonflies fall prey to the cedar waxwing.
  • The Cedar Waxwing really is a brownish bird having a crest plus a black face mask.
  • The Cedar Waxwing is among the handful of North American wild birds which specializes in feeding on fresh fruits.
  • The Cedar Waxwing is surely a stylishly attractive bird having distinctive markings.
  • From time to time a cedar waxwing may become intoxicated or maybe die as a result of feeding on berries which have spoiled.

  • The cedar waxwing also will eat flowers and sap.
  • The majority of the cedar waxwing eating habits includes varieties of all types of berries and fruit.
  • Exclusively the female cedar waxwing sits on the eggs, and it is given food from the male while sitting there.
  • In the wintertime, the cedar waxwing can be found all over the southern part of Canada, all over the United states and southwards as far south as Panama.
  • Appearing extremely sociable birds, the cedar waxwing is frequently observed in flocks ranging in proportions of 5 to more than 45.

  • Making a nest requires a female Cedar Waxwing 5-6 days and nights and could call for over 2,600 separate travels into the nest.
  • They sometimes spend less time by using nest components from different birds' nests, such as nests of Yellow-throated Vireos, Robins, Yellow Waeblers, Eastern Kingbirds and Orioles.
  • Not like numerous birds which regurgitate plant seeds of fruit they will eat, the cedar waxwing eliminates the plant seeds within the excrement.
  • Open woodlands, hedgerows, orchards, thickets and community gardens would be the favored environments of the cedar waxwing.
  • Monday, September 3, 2012

    Great Horned Owl

    Great Horned Owl

     Bubo virginianus















  • A Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) which had been Identified with a band around a leg in the The United States survived 27 years and nearly 7 months.
  • is going to take sizeable prey, also other aggressive wildlife.
  • has been a frequent target of being a nuisance from flocks of Crows.
  • stands out as the largest sized owl inside Canada And America.
  • is certainly most active at night.

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  • tracks down and feeds on mammals such as rabbits, skunks, mice, woodchucks, squirrels and rats, fish and birds like quail, geese and ducks.
  • a sizable owl which might be reddish brown, gray or white and black .
  • is actually a brutal hunter which favors the sit and wait strategy.
  • the great horned owl cannot shift their eyes sideways, however its neck can be so manageable that it may rotate its head enough to view immediately right behind it.
  • a big bird that is 19 to 26 inches long having a wingspan as much as 6 ft.
  • it makes use of the nests of many other birds like the Red-tailed Hawk.
  • is really a solo bird with the exception of at the time of mating time of year.
  • usually weighs about 3 to 4 pounds, the female owl getting bigger than the male, but the male has a deeper voice.
  • are not able to rotate their head entirely about, just about ¾ of the way or 270 degrees.
  • referred to as the tiger from the sky due to its ferocious character and capacity to catch a multitude of animals which may be much larger or more substantial compared to the owl.
  • is among the handful of species which from time to time preys upon skunks.
  • is definitely the sole predator to eat Skunks having consistency.
  • can be found all over the continental United States, plus Alaska.
  • the feathers on the body differs regionally, from light to darker.
  • its vision is excellent, equally in the daytime and also nighttime.

  • in spite of their name, the great horned owl really doesn't possess horns.
  • is going to dive straight down having its wings folded away and grab a victim using its talons.
  • Sunday, September 2, 2012

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Poecile atricapillus










  • Typically the Black-capped Chickadee possesses a somewhat long-tail the very same colors as the wings minus the whitened trimming.  

  • This Chickadee would rather live in places with woodlands like recreational areas, willow thickets, as well as cottonwood growth of trees without underbrush.  

  • The chickadee is usually 4 to 5 inches long and has a wingspan of 6 to 7 inches long.  

  • A chickadee jumps from limb to limb feeding on the bugs, caterpillars and also spiders it finds on trees and shrubs.  

  • The Black-capped Chickadee is readily identified by the small plump body, good black color top and covering on the chest and white colored cheeks.  

  • That chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) possesses a black top which comes right down to the base of the eye and the top of beak.  

  • A chickadee will have one mate so when a couple binds, they will stay with each other forever.  

  • A Chickadee may be found in Canada, Alaska plus the upper half of the USA.  

  • Maine selected this black-capped chickadee to be the official state bird in 1927.  

  • For one little bird, it possesses a insatiable urge for food.    

  • The Black-Capped Chickadee boasts fifteen distinct songs.  

  • Any time you are constructing a birdhouse for your Black-capped Chickadee, it might be beneficial to make it of red cedar.
  • Saturday, July 28, 2012

    Pine Siskin

     Pine Siskin

    Spinus pinus









  • Pine Siskin is a member of the finch family.

  • It is a close relative to the Goldfinches and the Redpoll.

  • Eggs: #3 to 4, light bluish white, thinly dotted with several tones of brown.

  • Its favorite environment include shrublands and forests as well as country-style gardens and groves.

  • The throat, nape and head of the Pine Siskins are puffy and delicately patterned with dark brown.

  • They preferred food are plant components, insects and seeds.

  • They are extremely social birds.

  • When Pine siskins eat on conifers, they generally will hang upside down from the crowns of the cones.


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  • Thursday, July 26, 2012

    Cardinal

     Cardinal, Male

     Cardinalis cardinalis
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  • A bird that feeds on both vegetable and animal contents.

  • Also known as "redbirds.

  • Appointed the official bird of no less than 7 U.S. states.

  • The birds consume seeds, fruit, grain, sap and insects.

  • They don't migrate.

  • Are brisk songbirds and sing a assortment of tunes.

  • Eggs are generally 3 per season.

  • Males can be combative when guarding their territory.

  • It is one of the most identifiable birds in the North America.

  • They are fed upon by cats, owls and small hawks.

  • The cone-shaped of the cardinal's beak brands this bird a seed eater.
  • Wednesday, July 25, 2012

    Red-breasted Nuthatch

     Red-breasted Nuthatch


     Sitta canadensis










    1. The Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, has a large head, has short legs and a flat body.

    2. Is a tiny songbird.

    3. It reproduces in coniferous forests across Alaska, Canada and the western and northeastern United States.

    4. A deep cluster of energy at your feeder.

    5. The red-breasted nuthatch puts down generally 4 - 7 eggs.

    6. Spiders and insects are the primary foods in the summer. Throughout winter, Red-breasted Nuthatches eat lots of insects that they force from food spaces in barks narrow depression.

    7. Are more friendly, talk socially perpetually among themselves.

    8. Red-breasted Nuthatch is the most migrant of the 4 species of Nuthatches.


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