Without a doubt, the wee little Bushtit has got to be one of our favourite birds
at American Bird Guide. Flocking in bands, whole groups of these darling birds
suddenly flit into our garden, spend a few minutes busily picking and gleaning
and hanging upside down from the tree branches, only to disappear as suddenly
as they came. During their visit, they speak constantly to one another.Bushtits
lay 5-15 small white eggs in a gourd-like nest made of plant fibers.
It's important to understand the 3 types of Bushtits which live in the Western U.S. The Common
Bushtit's habitat is the Pacific Coast and it features a brown crown and pale
ear patch. Rocky Mountain birds have a greyish crown and brown ear patch, while
birds close to the Mexican border have a black ear patch. Apart from hummingbirds,
Bushtits are likely to be the tiniest visitor a backyard birder will ever enjoy
observing.
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