Quoting from Hall's West Virginia Birds:
The Tufted Titmouse is usually considered to be a non-migratory species,
but there is some evidence that in certain years there may be an autumn
movement to the south. In the fall of 1969, 32 titmice were banded at
A.F.M.O. The species does not normally nest at the A.F.M.O. station or
elsewhere on the higher parts of the Allegheny Front, and since the birds
behaved much as did normal migrants at that station, it is thought that
they were performing a southward movement.
A.F.M.O. is the Allegheny Front Migration Observatory which I believe is
located at Dolly Sods.
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Jared Fisher <Jared.Fisher...>wrote:
> Birds of North America has this to say on Tufted Titmouse migration (hope
> they don't mind this usage):
>
> A resident species, like other North American parids; no true (= return)
> migration reported (Bent 1946<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/086/articles/species/086/biblio/bib006>
> , Brawn and Samson 1983<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/086/articles/species/086/biblio/bib010>
> , Matthysen 1990<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/086/articles/species/086/biblio/bib051>).
> Several dozen titmice released 50 km from their capture site in central
> Ohio during early winter failed to return (TCG). There are, however, some
> data suggesting that in certain years some titmice (presumably juveniles)
> move south in fall (Hall 1983<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/086/articles/species/086/biblio/bib039>
> ).
>
> I'm curious what exactly Hall 1983 has to say - this is the reference
> http://www.amazon.com/West-Virginia-Birds-Distribution-Ecology/dp/0935868054
>
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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