Appearance | Small bird about 6″ long with slate gray above and white chest, belly & around the eyes. Rusty brown is below the wings, legs are gray and eyes are dark. Has a pointed “tuft” crest. |
Diet | Insects, seeds, fruit. |
Feeder Food | Suet. |
Habitat | Orchards are a draw for them as they consume fruit. They also live in deciduous wooded areas or mixed woods. |
Nesting | They build a nest within a cavity – usually an old woodpecker hole. They have 2 broods/year and 5-7 eggs/brood that are white with brown markings. Incubation lasts 13-14 days. |
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