In our most recent birding column, we took a look at tufted titmice. Now come two more members of the titmouse family group with a different last name — chickadee. There are seven species of ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is highlighting the Tufted Titmouse and its behavior and habitat. The Tufted Titmouse is a year-round resident throughout much of New York ...

I have previously written on the titmouse, a charming bird of raspy voice, lively demeanor and exceptional plainness. Titmice have a cousin that is equally lovable: the chickadee. At first glance ...

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part article about the relationship between tufted titmice and Carolina chickadees. Part 1 focused on their role in a foraging strategy called “flocking,” ...

How do you define cute? If you think about it, it’s rather subjective. What one person thinks is cute, another might not find attractive at all. So “cute,” in and of itself, is tricky, but now add the ...

We have an abundance of black capped and mountain chickadees throughout the winter. How do they do it? They are all of 3.5 ounces and 3-5 inches long — and very active! Chickadees are in the family of ...

A black-capped chickadee by any other name is a Poecile atricapillus. That’s the bird’s scientific name, the reference used worldwide to avoid the confusion a list of local names could offer. For ...