Food Storing Behaviour of Willow Tit Parus montanus

Food storing behaviour in the Willow Tit Parus montanus restrictus was studied in Sugadaira Hight, Central Japan, 1974 to 1986. In the breeding season, larvae and adult insects occupied 88% of the total diet. Seeds increased in the diet from September to become chief food in autumn to winter, and about 70% of food consumed in winter was those stored in the autumn. During breedi..