The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird brightens winter days at bird ... Although the mountain chickadee is the black-capped’s closest relative, the ...

Winter poses several challenges for birds. Scarce food supplies and limited water are just a few obvious challenges for nearly all of them. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving snow ...

DNR Winter is the time to change the composition of bird foods offered and perhaps the arrangement of your feeders. This will aid in the birds’ survival, as well as increase ...

Black-capped chickadees are found at feeders throughout ... Like all other chickadees, these birds stash food away for winter, caching nuts and seeds. Their call is distinguished by its slight ...

To figure out what goes on in the brains of black-capped chickadees, researchers created an indoor arena fit for the tiny birds. In the arena, there were 128 sites where food could be concealed.