The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird brightens winter days ... Length 5.3". Black cap; white cheek; black bib; gray upperparts; greater coverts ...

FALMOUTH — Mainers have been driving around with a black-capped ... bird may not have been in the consciousness of the lawmakers in southern Maine. Our state tree is specifically the white ...

This little bird is the black-capped vireo. Fortunately for the bird and the Army, the vireo tends to nest in the oak scrub found in rocky terrain where no howitzer dares to tread. In a sense ...

The black-capped petrel is a small seabird with long, black-framed wings that is also known as diablotin, or “little devil,” due to its eerie nighttime mating calls. These birds nest in the ... where ...

Chickadees are plump, sparrow-sized birds with tiny beaks. Mountain chickadees are a bit larger and stockier than the black-capped chickadee. Both species have a black cap and throat with a white ...

black-capped chickadee. Naturally, we wonder, “Why would a bird so small be the first?” Research into these sweet little birds confirms that, in fact, their reputation for boldness is ...

It was also the year the black-capped chickadee was declared the official bird of New Brunswick ... or 44 per cent. grey jay came, 484 votes. American robin, 480 votes. white-throated sparrow ...

It may even show itself, because above all else, this little bird is inquisitive and not ... Take, for example, the black-capped chickadee hides away seeds and other foods, as does the gray squirrel ...

The sightings of black-capped chickadees were more than any other kind of bird, as they have been for years. It’s good to take a day to see what birds that will winter with us here.

Our last column focused on Juncos. This week, we will focus in a lesser manner on two other feeder birds, the black-capped chickadee and the more recent addition, the house finch. Let us begin with ...

The black-capped petrel is a small seabird with long, black-framed wings that is also known as diablotin, or “little devil,” due to its eerie nighttime mating calls. These birds nest in the ... where ...