These people may have been inspired by animals they observed in nature, where there are many birds with mohawks that rival ...

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.

Scientific Name: Baeolophus bicolor Common Name: Tufted titmouse Family: Chickadee Length: 6-1/2 inches Wingspan: 9-3/4 inches Distinctive Markings: A tufted titmouse is gray above and white below ...

Phyllis Terchanik's great-nephew, with titmouse and chickadee. (Phyllis Terchanik) Share. Comment. about the writer. Val Cunningham. See More. More from No Section. See More. No Section. Homegazing.

Chickadees are in the family of paridae, which includes seven chickadee species and three species of titmouse species that are similar but larger and not commonly seen in Summit. Black-capped ...

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / A Tufted Titmouse pauses amongst some Fall Color in East Brainerd on November 3, 2024. The active little bird is a cousin to the Carolina Chickadee and frequents ...

And house wrens destroy chickadee eggs — and bluebird eggs and tufted titmouse eggs — even when they have already claimed a nest cavity of their own. The wrens have their reasons.

I could sit outside in springtime and hold very still while a tufted titmouse ... no luck, but I was happy that the Carolina chickadees were also nowhere to be found. Chickadees, who live ...

The allover gray plumage and jaunty little crest, seen when the bird paused out in the open, were immediately recognizable as distinguishing features of a juniper titmouse, a chickadee cousin and ...

So far, no luck, but I was happy that the Carolina chickadees were also nowhere to be found. Chickadees, who live here year-round, get a head start on nest building, but house wrens, who spend the ...

The chickadee is a member of the titmouse family. Editors remembered “Little Tommy Tittlemouse” who “lived in a little house,” began to refer to the “Tomtit Legislature.” ...

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 ...