If you have oaks in your garden, you will most
likely get an Oak titmouse. Even one oak tree can produce an
abundance of resources for wildlife. They seem to prefer The
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, around the Nursery.
To learn more about oaks check out our oak
page.
Providing a nesting location will also help to
attract the Oak titmouse to your garden. Leave snags or put in a
nesting box.
Range of the Oak titmouse
The Oak titmouse is found in California where
there are Oaks.
They are not found in the central Valley, the northern coastal
areas, deserts, or high elevations.
Diet
of the Oak titmouse
The Oak titmouse eats insects and spiders
gleaned from foliage, branches or bark. They are very rarely seen
on or near the ground. They also eat berries and acorns. They
spend most of their feeding time up in the oaks. They will visit
the bird
bath for a drink, especially in the summer.
Migration of the Oak titmouse
The Oak Titmouse does not migrate. It is a
year long resident.
The oak titmouse is a secondary cavity nester.
That is it doesn't excavate its own cavity but uses an old
woodpecker nest, or other primary nester's cavity. These nests
are usually in pine, or oak usually in dead or dying wood as it
is softer and easier to excavate by woodpeckers.
How
to attract the Oak titmouse to your garden
