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Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Description:

Black-capped Chickadee is a medium-sized, stocky chickadee with pale gray upperparts and breast and pale olive-brown underparts. The black cap and bib and white cheeks are conspicuous. Black bill is short and thin. Wings are dark with broad white edges on feathers. State bird of Maine and Massachusetts.

Notes:

These birds have really distinct songs..."fee bee" and "chick-a-dee-dee-dee"

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5 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

So cute!

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thanks Karen!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely Courtney!

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thank you alicelongmartin!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Lovely series!

CourtneyVerk
Spotted by
CourtneyVerk

Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jan 8, 2012
Submitted on Jan 13, 2012

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