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Bushtit

Scientific name: Psaltriparus minimus Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: Bushtit (Aegithalidae)

Interesting Facts:
- This tiny, acrobatic bird travels in flocks of up to 60 birds until breeding season when they break off into pairs.
- This bird often has helpers at the nest, birds other than the parental pair that feed nestlings. - They build gourd-shaped nests, constructed from lichens and spider silk. Both the male and female will incubate the eggs, sometimes even at the same time.


Hanging Around
Hanging Around
Bushtit on apple tree.
Bushtit on apple tree.
Bushtit on flowering plum tree.
Bushtit on flowering plum tree.
Bushtit
Bushtit