Bushtits by Hannah - Schoolyard Habitat Garden

Bushtits
by Hannah
If you have ever seen a funny little bird
and wondered what it is? Its a bushtit.
 Bushtits are a small gray bird with a brownish
 forehead and a tiny 4in black bill. The females
 have white or yellow eyes. And The males sometimes
 have dark faces or bandito masks. Males
 and babies have dark eyes.
Bushtits live in mixed forest and in
mountains. They also like to live in city
parks, woodlands, shrubby areas, and
canyons.
HAWKS ARE PREDATORS TO BUSHTITS
CAW! CAW! CROWS TEAR APART BUSHTIT NESTS
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People cause threats to bushtits too.
When people cut down bushes and
trees by clear cutting bushtits have
to find a new place to live.
but people can help bushtits too
by planting trees, bushes, and shrubs.
This way bushtits can have a place
to live and make a nest in.
Flocks of birds may have
60 or more bushtits along
with individual other birds.
zrrr! zeeet!
tink!
Bushtits calls can be
lots of sounds including
zrrr!,zeeet!,and tink!
click to hear bushtit calls
On cold nights bushtits
gather together to stay
warm.
yum tasty spider!
bushtits eat insects,
spiders, seeds, and
some berries. They
like suet too.
I have a bushtit nest in my yard
Bushtits have odd sock shaped nests
made from lichen, moss, spider silk,
and grasses.
I took this
photo too!
Thank you for reading Bushtits
by Hannah
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