Tag: Black-Capped Chickadee

Picture of the Day for June 8, 2022

My birdhouses will have a variety of nest types in them, from the fine grass swirls of the bluebirds, a very messy grass and feathers nest of the sparrows, sticks the wrens uses, grass and trash (like candy wrappers) of the tree swallows and the a very soft moss nest of the chickadees. This chickadee was collecting nesting material from the side of the tree.

Chickadee Collecting Moss

Chickadee Collecting Moss

Picture of the Day for November 7, 2015

Now that the summer birds have headed south again, the year round resident birds are more noticeable, like the cheerful Chickadee, who are visiting the feeders very frequently on this chilly morning.

According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology, every autumn Chickadees literally “allow brain neurons containing old information to die, replacing them with new neurons” so they can adapt to change in the next season. And with a fresh mind, which I don’t have, the Chickadee can hide seeds to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places.

Black-Capped Chickadee

Black-Capped Chickadee