titmouse
noun
tit·mouse
ˈtit-ˌmau̇s 
plural titmice
ˈtit-ˌmīs
: any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Baeolophus of the family Paridae) that are related to the chickadees, have small bills and usually long tails, and have been sometimes placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
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The tufted titmouse, for example, which makes some 63 vocalizations and learns them throughout its life, performed problem-solving tasks more quickly than the brown-headed cowbird, which learns about nine vocalizations during one specific period, writes Science News’ Darren Incorvaia.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
On an average morning, Susan Glass can sit on the patio at her condominium complex in Saratoga, Calif., and identify as many as 15 different bird species by ear: a steller’s jay, an acorn woodpecker, an oak titmouse.
—Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
For instance, Sandifer said, abruptly eradicating the green ash also threatens the Eastern swallowtail butterfly, one of the most beautiful in the state, as well as a variety of woodpeckers that hammer the trees’ alligator-like bark and birds such as the tufted titmouse that nest in its cavities.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
Resident birds include the Mexican jay, bridled titmouse and Montezuma quail.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse, cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
On an average morning, Susan Glass can sit on the patio at her condominium complex in Saratoga, Calif., and identify as many as 15 different bird species by ear: a steller’s jay, an acorn woodpecker, an oak titmouse.
—Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
For instance, Sandifer said, abruptly eradicating the green ash also threatens the Eastern swallowtail butterfly, one of the most beautiful in the state, as well as a variety of woodpeckers that hammer the trees’ alligator-like bark and birds such as the tufted titmouse that nest in its cavities.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
Resident birds include the Mexican jay, bridled titmouse and Montezuma quail.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse, cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022
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titmouse
noun
tit·mouse
ˈtit-ˌmau̇s
plural titmice
-ˌmīs
: any of several small North American songbirds that usually have small bills and long tails, feed on insects, and are related to the chickadees
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