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 ...

A fledgling black capped chickadee. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...

However, there is another creature with incredible memorization skills-black-capped chickadees. These small birds store away thousands of seeds and insects in preparation for the cold, harsh ...

Wagner DN, Curry RL, Chen N, Lovette IJ, Taylor SA. 2020. Genomic regions underlying metabolic and neuronal signaling pathways are temporally consistent outliers in a moving avian hybrid zone.

One look at the photo, and I instantly understood both the observer's confusion and the mystery bird's identity. It turned out to be a black-capped chickadee with a condition known as “leucism” ...

Black-capped chickadees are found at feeders throughout ... You won’t want to miss these incredibly cute chickadee pictures. If folks around you are speaking with a southern drawl, chances ...

Mountain chickadees, common in the high-elevation conifer forests on North America’s west coast and in the Rocky Mountains, are vocal animals. They constantly whistle a chirpy “bee-bee-bee-bee” song ...

Black-capped chickadees exhibit remarkable episodic memory, recalling thousands of food caches hidden throughout their territory, which is vital for winter survival. Mountain chickadees have ...