Thursday, August 18, 2022, 2:35 pm — After 99° yesterday, today’s 88° … just right for a refreshing butterfly bush buffet for … the bird herd! … a minute earlier, it had been bustling with many more of the tiny mighty mights … Their official name: Bushtit … More photos, Return of the Bird Herd, Dec. 15, 2019 …
Cool Facts … from Cornell …
- The Bushtit is the only member of its family in the Americas; seven other species are found in Eurasia. All have similar complex hanging nests.
- A breeding Bushtit pair often has helpers at the nest that aid in raising the nestlings. This already rare behavior is made more unusual by the fact that the helpers are typically adult males.
- For most breeding birds, only one adult at a time sleeps on the nest, but all Bushtit family members sleep together in their large, hanging nest during the breeding season. Once the young fledge, they all leave the nest and thereafter sleep on branches.
Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo 