Tufted Titmouse

Description:

This is a small perching bird grayish blue above and light below. Eyes are large and dark. A crest adorns the head.

Habitat:

Eastern deciduous forests in eastern North America.

Notes:

We are at the northern edge of the tufted titmouse's range here in east central Minnesota, so we rarely see them here. In fact, our backyard birdlist still lacks a sighting. This shot was taken in southwestern Wisconsin, where they are far more common, but still rarely seen.