Tufted Titmouse (Wild Bird Guides)

Rating:
Summary: A good, educational guide
Review: I find this guide, Tufted Titmouse, to be pleasing and informative. Ornithologist Thomas C. Grubb, Jr., wrote it. It consists of 88 pages and was published in 1998. The color photos are nice. There is much about this guide that is worthy of attention: it discusses not only the natural history of the tufted titmouse but also that of the black-crested titmouse. When this guide was published in 1998, both of these birds were considered to be two races of the same species. In 2002, the American Ornithologists' Union separated them into two species. There are five chapters. Examples of topics discussed are behavior and communication and the nonbreeding and breeding seasons. I have learned some things about the tufted titmouse that I was not aware of beforehand--these especially being the bird using its crest as a means of communication and its food-caching behavior. I have found through personal experience that the tufted titmouse is an interesting, attractive bird that will use birdfeeders, birdbaths, and birdhouses. This guide is not disappointing, and I recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: A good, educational guide
Review: I find this guide, Tufted Titmouse, to be pleasing and informative. Ornithologist Thomas C. Grubb, Jr., wrote it. It consists of 88 pages and was published in 1998. The color photos are nice. There is much about this guide that is worthy of attention: it discusses not only the natural history of the tufted titmouse but also that of the black-crested titmouse. When this guide was published in 1998, both of these birds were considered to be two races of the same species. In 2002, the American Ornithologists' Union separated them into two species. There are five chapters. Examples of topics discussed are behavior and communication and the nonbreeding and breeding seasons. I have learned some things about the tufted titmouse that I was not aware of beforehand--these especially being the bird using its crest as a means of communication and its food-caching behavior. I have found through personal experience that the tufted titmouse is an interesting, attractive bird that will use birdfeeders, birdbaths, and birdhouses. This guide is not disappointing, and I recommend it.