Bushtit Video

When the Bushtits hit the bird feeders, they are like a swarm of tiny, twitching rodents. Bushtits are foliage gleaners, consuming small arthropods and spiders. Bushtits and Chestnut-backed Chickadees, which can also be seen in this video, have similar feeding niches. At our feeders, the Bushtits are especially attracted to suet cakes, while the chickadees seem to prefer seed. In the second photo, the Bushtits are feeding next to a Townsend’s Warbler. Since the Bushtit influx, the warblers began feeding at both the seed feeders and the suet.