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Tufted Titmouse Sounds

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© Benjamin M Clock | Macaulay Library New York, April 29, 2011

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West Virginia, April 12, 1998Recorded by Wilbur L Hershberger | Macaulay Library
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Maryland, March 01, 1998Recorded by Wilbur L Hershberger | Macaulay Library
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Songs

The Tufted Titmouse’s song is a fast-repeated, clear whistle: peter-peter-peter. The birds repeat this up to 11 times in succession or up to 35 songs delivered per minute. Females occasionally sing a quieter version of the song.

Calls

Titmouse calls are nasal and mechanical. A scratchy, chickadee-like tsee-day-day-day is the most common. Tufted Titmice also give fussy, scolding call notes and, when predators are sighted, a harsh distress call that warns other titmice of the danger.

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