The Black-Capped Chickadee is a common bird in
the ARCC Nature Area. I saw several in the oak woodlands. This
bird has very distinctive markings that include a black cap and
chin and white cheeks. It has gray wings and tail feathers.
This bird is normally found in
deciduous and mixed forests, and open woodlands and wooded
suburbs.
Some distictive behaviors for
this bird are: quick movements and clinging to branches upside
down. I observed both of these behaviors from the chickadees in
the nature area.
The geographic range for this
species includes parts of Canada and all areas in the northern
half of the United States. They are also found in Alaska. The
chickadee lives year-round in Minnesota.
The song for this bird is
"Chick-a-dee-dee-dee".
The diet includes insects,
seeds, and fruit.
2002. Laurie Hanson.
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