bushtit
noun
bush·tit
ˈbu̇sh-ˌtit 
: any of several very small, long-tailed birds (family Aegithalidae) that are related to the chickadees and titmice and are often found in large, active flocks
especially
: a pale gray to pale brown bird (Psaltriparus minimus) of the Pacific coast from British Columbia to southern California and inland and southward to Wyoming, Texas, and Guatemala
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Finches, jays, and bushtits round out the usual clientele, and warblers and tanagers pop in for cameos.
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2017
Your darling and persistent visitors are bushtits, lively little songbirds that build really wonderful hanging nests.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017
Shirley, Martinez
DEAR SHIRLEY: Your darling and persistent visitors are bushtits, lively little songbirds that build really wonderful hanging nests.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2017
Your darling and persistent visitors are bushtits, lively little songbirds that build really wonderful hanging nests.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017
Shirley, Martinez
DEAR SHIRLEY: Your darling and persistent visitors are bushtits, lively little songbirds that build really wonderful hanging nests.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017
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“Bushtit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushtit. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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