Despite its small physical size, the black-capped chickadee stands out among songbirds for its courage. Here is what these ...

Although the mountain chickadee is the black-capped’s closest relative, the Carolina chickadee likely will cause the most trouble, especially in late spring and summer when the black-capped’s ...

There are seven different species of chickadees in the U.S. All of them have snazzy dark caps and black bibs. Black-capped chickadees are found at feeders throughout much of the continent ...

Black-capped chickadees' ability to remember where they've stashed food helps them survive barren winters. Pexels Every fall, black-capped chickadees cache thousands of seeds, insects and other ...

Birding and bird ID come hand in hand, but for some beginners, it can be tricky to learn differences between bird species. This Merlin bird ID app can help.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska --Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998. The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest city with ...

On nearly every one of my daily walks in the neighborhood in January, a black-capped chickadee calls its name. It doesn’t matter if it’s snowing, cold, raining, gloomy or sunny, and if no ...

Will they always be? Data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey indicates that black-capped chickadee numbers are increasing across the eastern half of their range. But, according to NH ...

Remembering where food is stored during lean winter months is a necessity for many animals, including black-capped chickadees. New research suggests that these birds with impeccable memories use a ...

Much like squirrels, black-capped chickadees hide their food, keeping track of many thousands of little treasures wedged into cracks or holes in tree bark. When a bird returns to one of their many ...

More days than not, the answer is this: Darling, graceful, sweet, and shockingly brave, just inches from where we’re sitting, swoops in the (perfectly named) black-capped chickadee. Naturally, ...