There are quite a few studies and quite a bit of debate out there as to how safe and/or ethical it is to feed wild birds by ...

However, it is critical to leave standing dead wood snags with cavities for chickadees to nest in, something that humans often don’t want to do as they look "messy." For many animals ...

The Boulder Chickadee Study leverages an extensive network of nest boxes from Boulder up to the Mountain Research Station to examine how cities are changing interactions between these two species from ...

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Watching chickadees flit through the treetops is like witnessing master acrobats at work. These adorable birds duck and dodge ...

The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird brightens winter days at bird feeders and eagerly takes advantage of nest boxes. It is curious, with little or no ...

I’ve learned not to leave my house without an offering for the local birds. Should I neglect to bring sunflower seed to fill ...

I think I’ve become familiar enough with these tiny black, white and gray birds that I can tell the difference between a ...