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 ...

Hybrids of two common North American songbirds, the black-capped and mountain chickadee, are more likely to be found in places where humans have altered the landscape in some way, finds new CU Boulder ...

During the darkest days of Alaska’s winter, black-capped chickadees stuff themselves with enough seeds and frozen insects to survive 18-hour nights. Where chickadees spent those long nights was a ...

Mountain chickadees in Boulder have evolved a different tune to avoid getting mixed up with their cousins, according to a new CU Boulder-led study published Oct. 9 in the Journal of Evolutionary ...

Black-capped chickadee is perched on a snowy stump with seed mix in winter park and eating.© Saeedatun/Shutterstock.com Birds don't get enough credit for the magnificent creatures they are. Many ...

A: I have long wondered why myself. First the reason why: Black-capped chickadees do not have powerful bills and must hammer away at sunflower seeds, and other seeds as well. They could hammer away at ...

Each morning, after making coffee, my wife and I fill the distinctive, barn-red bird feeder that hangs down between our back deck and Illinois Mountain. As we fill the feeder, we whistle to signal to ...

Here's how to tell the difference between a junco vs a chickadee, two beloved small songbirds with similar black and white ...