Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Year-round in CharlotteCommon
Crested Titmouse (pl. 39) — engraved plate of the Tufted Titmouse
Crested Titmouse (pl. 39) · John James Audubon · Public domain

The take

The chickadee's louder cousin — peter-peter-peter from the oaks all year.

How to ID it

  • Pointed gray crest and stout bill identify it even in silhouette
  • Silvery gray above and white below with a rusty-peach wash on the flanks and a black patch above the bill
  • Acrobatic but methodical forager that flocks with chickadees and is assertive at feeders

Field marks at a glance

Size
small
Head
gray crest, black patch above bill
Call
whistled peter-peter-peter

Where & when

Year-round in Charlotte

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