[wisb] Re: Milwaukee Tufted Titmouse
- From: Go Wild With Birds <gowildwithbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx, idzikoj@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:02:38 -0700 (PDT)
I have, for the past three years, had Tufted Titmice living in my nearby wooded
lots. They
have been coming to my feeders, primarily for peanuts, year round since then.
Not being an expert, the trees that make up these lots are mostly Ash and
Cottonwoods, but old ones. The Titmice are very enjoyable to have at
my feeders.
Marie Rohrer
North Winnebago Cty.
--- On Tue, 8/10/10, John Idzikowski <idzikoj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: John Idzikowski <idzikoj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Milwaukee Tufted Titmouse
To: bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: "wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 2:33 PM
It's not so much that Titmice are uncommon in Milwaukee/SE Wisc it's that they
are local, apparently needing more mature trees, esp oaks, than chickadees.
Titmice will use preexisting cavities while chickadees need to excavate in
deadwood. In the early 70's after the decimation of thousands of elms by the
Dutch elm fungus the city planted mostly maples and some other species like
hackberry. These are now quite mature and we are seeing lots of new deadwood
where chickadees, nuthatches, flickers and downys are successfully nesting in
urban neighborhoods supported in part by widespread feeding stations.
John I
Milwaukee
----- Original Message -----
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 9, 2010 4:59:02 PM
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Tufted Titmouse
A couple of people asked me about the Tufted Titmouse I mentioned in a posting
earlier today. Apparently they are relatively uncommon in southeastern
Wisconsin?
Where I came from in Indiana, they are a very common woodland bird. I had them
at my feeders constantly. So I didn't give this bird a second thought when I
heard (and then saw) it hanging out with a loosely organized small flock of
chickadees. And I didn't think the species was unusual here when I saw it on
the checklist for the Milwaukee County Parks' Oak Leaf Birding Trail
(http://www.county.milwaukee.gov/BirdList10382.htm).
So...I didn't note the exact location of the bird when I saw it. It was in the
wooded area that follows the paved path that parallels the Lincoln Memorial
Parkway on the west side of that street. It was somewhere along that path
between Ogden and Lafayette.
Speaking of chickadees, I've been really surprised to be awakened by a
Black-capped Chickadee singing early in the morning the last couple of days. If
you look out my windows, you pretty much see buildings, parking lots, and only
a few trees. I've never thought of chickadees as urban birds before.
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
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