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Coveside Titmice Houses

COVESIDE CONSERVATION PRODUCTS

TITMICE:
Friendly and Curious

Titmouse House
Titmouse Houses

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Tufted Titmouse
Plain Titmouse
Bridled Titmouse



The bird family of Titmice includes 65 species, twelve in North America. These familiar birds include chickadees as well as the Tufted and Plain Titmouse.

They are hole or cavity nesters and take readily to nest boxes. They are small, friendly birds, common at feeders, and the sexes look alike.

Tufted Titmouse

The Tufted Titmouse ranges over nearly the entire eastern half of the US, excluding only the northernmost border and the southernmost tip of Florida. It is sparrow-sized, gray above and white below with a rust color on its sides and a gray crest. A small black patch can be seen just above the beak, and its large black eyes give it an inquisitive look. Its cousin, the Black-crested Titmouse, dwells in Texas, has a black crest, and is otherwise the same bird.

This little gray fellow is a permanent resident throughout its range, living in deciduous woods, preferably near swamps and riversides. They are largely insectivorous, but in winter much of their diet may consist of berries, nuts and seeds. They are fond of peanut kernels, sunflower seeds, and suet at feeders. They also like little pieces of white bread.

Plain Titmouse

The Plain Titmouse is the western cousin and lives in the southwestern states. It is a small, gray bird with a crest, but it is all gray, without the rust or white accents.

Both birds hunt for insects by clinging to branches of trees and shrubs and peering into the crevices of the bark. They sometimes forage on the ground as well.

Their calls are similar, a whistled "peter, peter, peter."

Bridled Titmouse

A less common variety, the Bridled Titmouse, is found only in the mountains of southern Arizona and New Mexico and has a small black bib and black "eyeliner" on its face. It has a call like the chickadee's.

Titmice are not afraid of people, making them a common inhabitant of gardens and back yards. They are curious little fellows and will sometimes perch on a window ledge and peer into your house to see what's going on.

Titmice nest in the cavities of trees, in either natural holes or in abandoned woodpecker holes. Sometimes they excavate a hole themselves in rotting wood.

They may be attracted to a nesting box by placing nesting material nearby, such as hair (human or combed from a cat or dog), fur, feathers and thread (no more than 3" to 4" long). Their breeding season is from March to July. The female does all the nest building, but the male may keep her company. He will bring her food when she is incubating her eggs.

The nest may contain 4 to 8 white eggs with brown speckles. They hatch in 13-16 days, and after another 15 to 18 days the little birds leave the nest. Adults will raise one, possibly two, broods per year.

The nesting box should be placed on a tree or fence post in semi-shade, about 5' to 10' off the ground, in a suburban area with a mixture of trees and open areas.

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Coveside Slate Squirrel Guard
$5.95
This guard is used with the following nesting houses: Window Nest Box, Chickadee, Nuthatch, Titmouse, House Wren, all Bluebird Houses, Saw-Whet Owl and Kestrel.  This guard will protect the box from chewing squirrels.
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Coveside Titmouse/Warbler/Swallow Bird House
$31.95
Titmice are generally comfortable around people. Prefer a natural habitat in areas with tall vegetation and a forest with a dense canopy of trees. House also suitable for Prothonotary Warblers, Tree Swallows, House Finches, Violet-green Swallows & Carolina Wrens.
RANGE: Resides in southern Wisconsin, southern Michigan, central New York, southern New England south to Gulf of Mexico and central Florida.
HABITAT: Thrives in deciduous, coniferous forests; swamps, orchards, suburban shade trees. 
(12-1/2"h x 6"w x 8-1/2"d)

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Coveside Wood Chips Nesting Material
$1.99
Nesting Material. Gallon size.
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Coveside Wood Predator Guard
$5.95
Used to protect baby birds form predators reaching in and grabbing them.
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The Registry of Nature Habitats - Buy Conservation Credits


For purchasing Conservation Credit(s)
You will receive
a copy of the John Audubon Multimedia CD
A replica of the complete (1840-1844)
James Audubon's Birds of America

You will also receieve a bluebird house for each Conservation Credit purchased and a 20% off coupon to be used on the A Bird's Home website!




Conservation Certificates

The Registry of Nature Habitats - Mission Statement

The Registry of Nature Habitats is dedicated to the preservation of land that, over time, has been a site and home for complex ecosystems. The Registry advocates preservation of these lands and its inhabitants, environmental education for community individuals and groups, and nurturing of these lands through restoration in order to conserve its natural resources for future generations.

Preserve

The Registry of Nature Habitats manages critical habitat, consisting of wetland, lowland, upland, forest and stream habitat, providing a home to wildlife species and plant species. As part of the mission to preserve these lands and its inhabitants, the Registry will continue to contract with owners of ecologically sensitive land as it becomes available.

Educate

The Registry of Nature Habitats is a "teaching ground," able to provide hands-on, interpretive learning experiences in areas such as ecology, botany, wildlife science, and geology, as well as the arts and humanities. The educational mission of The Registry of Nature Habitats is to teach an understanding and appreciaton of the environment, the invaluable lesson of land stewardship of our natural resources, and to expand the general knowledge of this habitat through scientific research. This will be accomplished through a year-round experiential, interactive approach, along with onsite and outreach activities including providing educational material both on this website, on media and through educational seminars. An on-site facility is in the design phase, which will house classrooms and an administrative space.

Nurture

Through several restoration projects, including the rebuilding of stream corridors, reintroducing native flora, and permitting only low-impact activities, the Registry is nurturing much land back to its natural state, undoing the damage of hundreds of years. The Registry of Nature Habitats restoration plan, developed with public and private partnerships and with local community support, will increase the land's value, enhance wildlife habitat, improve water quality, and preserve the integrity of the land's bio-diversity.

Renewable Energy

Promote the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies through education, training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation. The Registry supports clean energy development and energy conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance public health, and save our nature habitats.

Conservation

We seek to educate people and provide innovative solutions that will help build a clean, more efficient world, by reducing energy consumption in a prudent way that does not threaten the natural balance that supports all life.



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