#46 Tufted Titmouse

The slightly comic features of the small, gray, and energetic Tufted Titmouse are enough to warm even the coldest hearts. Its large black eyes and crest like a dorsal fin stand out, as does its voice: a loud, low peter-peter-peter that echoes through the eastern woods it calls home. Tufted titmice are in the same family as chickadees and are similarly loyal visitors to backyard feeders in suburban and urban homes.