titmice

Small indigenous birds, such as titmice, chipmunks, pipits and squinches, are constantly seen in coveys or even bevies just now.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 Various 1898

I watched one such "pet" walk across the back of my property every morning for a full month with a new dead bird in its mouth, including but not limited to quail, mourning dove, cardinal, lark sparrow, painted bunting, titmice, indigo bunting and more finches than I could count.

Study Concludes That Coyotes Kill Pet Cats 2009

Not an ounce of excitement, not a whisper of a thrill, this relationship has all the passion of a pair of titmice.

Save as draft Cavanaugh Lee 2011

But they were well-mannered, loitering beneath the feeders, waiting for whatever sunflower seeds the finicky nuthatches and—does anyone happen to know whether titmice is the plural of titmouse—happened to toss aside in their search for the perfect seed.

Backyard Warfare Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012

Not an ounce of excitement, not a whisper of a thrill, this relationship has all the passion of a pair of titmice.

Save as draft Cavanaugh Lee 2011

I watched one such "pet" walk across the back of my property every morning for a full month with a new dead bird in its mouth, including but not limited to quail, mourning dove, cardinal, lark sparrow, painted bunting, titmice, indigo bunting and more finches than I could count.

Study Concludes That Coyotes Kill Pet Cats 2009

From the seed feeders on the deck come the euphonious calls of chickadees, the bell-like trill of the dark-eyed juncos, the down-slurred whistle of the titmice, the “ank-ank” of the nuthatches, the “zree” of the house finches, and the coo of doves; from the nectar feeders and flowers, the whirr of hummingbird wings.

Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010

I could hear titmice in the copse to the left, and a flock of jays calling out to each other as they fed, further on.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

The copse was loud with birds; a gang of titmice was foraging in the oak clump to the left, and I could hear what I thought was a thrasher in the near distance.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

We move to the dining room, a welcoming space with a fireplace and a view through sliding doors of the deck and seed and nectar feeders ablur with the wings of purple finches, titmice, orioles, towhees, grosbeaks, and hummingbirds.

Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010