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 ...

Each spring many readers ask how to use nest boxes to attract eastern bluebirds, tufted titmice, Carolina and black-capped chickadees, and house and Carolina wrens. Many readers specifically ask how ...

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 ...

Each spring many readers ask how to use nest boxes to attract eastern bluebirds, tufted titmice, Carolina and black-capped chickadees, and house and Carolina wrens. Many readers specifically ask how ...

The Carolina chickadee is a fairly common bird, and is easily attracted to backyard feeders. Since I featured the tufted titmouse last week, I thought it best to feature the bird which is often seen ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to literally have a wild bird in hand? Except for bird banders, few of us have ever had this experience — if we approach, birds fly off. But it is possible ...

The Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) and the Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) are closely related, ecologically similar passerines sympatric in portions of their range. However, Mountain ...

The tufted titmouse, in passing like the chickadee through the woods in a foraging band, makes his presence manifest by notes that are very suggestive of the chick-a-dee of his cousin, — that is, when ...

It’s funny to think that before the great COVID-19 pandemic, Paste functioned merely as a one-stop shop on the internet for news and critical opinion on music, film, comedy, games, drink, television ...

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 ...

GAINESVILLE, — A social behavior known as the “audience effect” has long been reported among humans. From children tussling on a playground to a sports team’s home field advantage, competitors can be ...