Most chickadees, the black-capped included, are talkative, with a whole repertoire of high, wheezy notes in addition to the trademark call. In spring, black-cappeds sing a loud two- to three-note ...

Black-capped and mountain chickadees are estimated to have diverged from a common ancestor over 2 million years ago, but they still overlap across many areas of the western U.S., including the Rocky ...

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 ...

Bird names, both common and scientific, try to help clarify which bird is which. For black-capped chickadees, that means Poecile atricapillus for the Latin name, and any number of regional names.

Two Chickadee species may be seen in the Berkshires, provided you are lucky. The black-capped chickadee has been here year-round, and in many habitats from heavy woods to backyards. It is one of our ...

One researcher’s studies found that black-capped chickadees can gain an additional 10% of their body weight each day by stuffing themselves, before using that fat to shiver all night to stay warm.

Chickadees have become a symbol of holiday cheer. Their images can be found painted on greeting cards, packaging material and on ornaments. But there is much more to chickadees that meets the eye.

One might look out the window, see a chickadee at the feeder and think, “There’s that chickadee,” as if it’s the same individual bird that you’ve been seeing all your life. The reason for this is easy ...

Black-capped chickadees, often the first birds at the feeder in our yard, teach about courage and sociality. Paying attention to the living world adds so much to our understanding of the broader ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com.