| Group | Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches and Creeper |
| Code | ABPAW01110 |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Paridae |
| Author | (Linnaeus, 1766) |
| Rank | G5 (definitions) |
| Occurrence | P (definitions) |
| Scale | C (definitions) |
| Western UP | none |
| Eastern UP | none |
| Northern LP | Iosco, Charlevoix, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Bay, Arenac, Antrim, Alpena, Alcona, Benzie, Lake, Gladwin, Missaukee, Midland, Mecosta, Mason, Manistee, Leelanau, Montmorency, Kalkaska, Isabella, Grand Traverse, Wexford, Roscommon, Otsego, Oscoda, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo |
| Southern LP | all |
Forested or Mixed Forested/Nonforested Landscapes
(Any Upland Deciduous (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Mixed Northern Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Mixed Upland Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Swamp Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Bottomland Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Mixed Lowland Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
containing:
(Mast and (Snags or Living Cavity Trees))
view decision rule term definitions
| Habitats | Regen | Sap | Pole | Sm Saw | Lg Saw | Uneven |
| Aspen | no | no | YES | YES | YES | - |
| Paper Birch | no | no | YES | YES | YES | - |
| Oak | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Assorted Hardwoods | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Northern Hardwoods | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Spruce/Fir | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Hemlock | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Jack Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Red Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| White Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Conifer Plantations | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Mixed Upland Hardwoods | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Northern Hardwoods | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Upland Conifer | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Swamp Hardwoods | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Bottomland Hardwoods | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Tamarack | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Northern White Cedar | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Black Spruce | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Lowland Hardwoods | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Lowland Conifer | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Non-Forested | none | |||||
| Special Features | Mast, Snags, Living Cavity Trees |
Habitat: Primarily a woodland bird, the Tufted Titmouse favors mixed or deciduous forests, moist bottomlands and swamps. Atlas Habitat Survey data showed its preference in the southern Lower Peninsula for dry and mesic deciduous forests. This bird is also attracted to shady suburban yards, and it often becomes a frequent visitor at seed feeders. A cavity nester, it packs mosses, bark strips, dried grasses, and damp leaves-plus fur, string and often snake skins into an old woodpecker hole or cavity in a post, tree, or nest box. Rarely, it may excavate its own nest hole.
Habitat: Breeding: Low rich woodlands, moist bottomlands and swamps, residential areas in shade trees. Wintering: Same but with preference for feeding stations.
Special Habitat Requirements: Nesting cavities, commonly in mixed woods.
Habitat: Woodlands, shade trees, groves. Mostly deciduous forest with tall trees, sometimes in mixed forest. Can live in orchards, suburbs, or even city parks if trees are large enough.
Feeding: Mostly insects and seeds. Insects make up close to two-thirds of annual diet, with caterpillars the most important prey in summer; also eats wasps, bees, sawfly larvae, beetles, true bugs, scale insects, and many others, including many insect eggs and pupae. Also some spiders, snails. Seeds, nuts, berries, and small fruits are important in diet especially in winter. Comes to bird feeders for seeds or suet.
Nest: Site is in hole in tree, either natural cavity or old woodpecker hole; average about 35 feet above ground, ranging from 3 to 90 feet up. Unlike the chickadees, apparently does not excavate its own nest hole. Will also use nest boxes. Nest has foundation of grass, moss, leaves, bark strips, lined with soft materials, especially animal hair. Bird may pluck hair from live woodchuck, dog, or other animal, even from humans.