Pardon me if this is a Dumb Question (tm), but is the black-capped chickadee a type of tit? Because I noticed the genus, and if I remember correctly, it's the same (Parus atricapillus is what my brain says, which may or may not be correct). And... they kinda look similar. Any chance?
Sibley says no: it's Poecile atricapilla. But I keep visually confusing them with tufted titmice, which I had gotten the impression while googling for tit pictures last night were a kind of tit, but Sibley says not. Your ornithological authorities may vary.
I think I got that impression from Petersen's field guides. I tried to memorize a bunch of birds commonly seen on and around the Appalchian Trail for my hike. This site (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178699) suggests that they are titmice... but then again, as you said--YOAMV. And, of course, what I am calling black-capped chickadees may not actually be such. In fact, I saw some this morning that I would call BCC, and they looked very different from what I considered BCC in NYC. There was also a beautiful cardinal singing in the bush next to my front door that made me think of you. :)
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