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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Photo © Lyn Winans

Photo © René Corado / WFVZ

Photo © René Corado / WFVZ

Black-capped Chickadee

Photo © Sharon Beals, from the collection of Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates

 

Photo © Jason Means

 

Photo © Mike Powers

 

Photo © Bill Corwin

 

Photo © Laura Erickson

 

Photo © Jerry Acton

 

Photo © Bill Shiess

 

Photo © Maria Corcacas

 

Photo © birdmandea

Nestlings

Photo © Charles Eldermire

Pacific Northwest whistled song

© Geoffrey A. Keller

3 Songs and chickadee-dee-dee call

© Gregory F. Budney

Calls

© Gregory F. Budney

Ti-ti-ti notes and short whistled song

© Geoffrey A. Keller

Oregon Song

© Geoffrey A. Keller

Typical Song

© Gregory F. Budney

When To Look

Source: Birds of North America Online

Where To Find It

Source: Birds of North America Online

Habitats

forest

open woodland

town

Substrates

Nestbox or Birdhouse

Live Tree Cavity

Dead Tree Cavity

What You'll Find

Nest Type

cavity

Chick

Altricial

Clutch Size

6
8

Nest Height

20 ft
4 ft

Nesting Statistics

Incubation Period

12-13
days

Brooding Period

12-16
days

Useful Hints

  • Both members of a pair will excavate a nest cavity in rotten wood, or enlarge an abandoned woodpecker cavity.
  • Chickadees often incorporate moss and animal fur into their nests, which the female builds.
  • Parental behavior during egg laying includes some mate-guarding, and “courtship” feeding is particularly prominent in response to broken “dee” vocalizations.

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