The American Bushtit is a very small grey-brown songbird with a long tail and a short bill. It moves through shrubs and trees in active flocks, picking insects and spiders from foliage. Outside the breeding season, flocks keep together with frequent high contact calls. Pairs build a hanging pouch nest from moss, lichen and spider silk. Extra adults sometimes help raise the young.
Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.
