Tufted Titmouse

Description:

A little gray bird with an echoing voice, the Tufted Titmouse is common in eastern deciduous forests and a frequent visitor to feeders. The large black eyes, small, round bill, and brushy crest gives these birds a quiet but eager expression that matches the way they flit through canopies, hang from twig-ends, and drop in to bird feeders. When a titmouse finds a large seed, you’ll see it carry the prize to a perch and crack it with sharp whacks of its stout bill.

Habitat:

Just in time for Thanksgiving. First spotting at the feeder this fall. They seldom come to the feeder during the summer, since there is abundant food in the wildlife area by the lake.