Oak Titmouse

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(Baeolophus inornatus)

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Weight: 0.4 to 0.7 oz.

Lifespan: The oldest Oak Titmouse was at least 9 years old when it was found in California during banding operations.

Diet consists of
Resident year-round. Rarely found far from nesting areas.

Breeding season is from March into July, with peak activity in April and May.

Cavity nester. Uses a natural cavity, a nest box, or woodpecker hole (prefers natural cavities over woodpecker-excavated ones). Female builds nest within cavity usually over 4–10 days. Nests may be reused in subsequent years either by the same or different pair.

Clutch size: 3 to 9 white eggs (sometimes with faint reddish brown spots). 1 to 2 broods per year.

Incubation: 14 to 16 days mainly by the female. At hatching chicks are helpless. Both parents help feed the chicks.

Fledging: 16 to 21 days. After leaving the nest, parents will continue to tend to the young for 3 to 4 weeks.


References

  1. "Oak Titmouse, Life History". All about birds, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved October, 2016.
  2. "Oak Titmouse". Audubon Guide to North American Birds. Retrieved October, 2016.
  3. "Oak Titmouse". Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October, 2016.
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