The black-capped chickadees will continue until conditions improve. Albany County, New York, March 2026
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Conditions for winter birding around here have been so miserable - very ready for spring. At least we'll always have our black-capped chickadees. Saratoga County, New York, February 2026
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Lots of fledglings this week: bluebirds, downy woodpeckers, wrens and chickadees. This Black Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) fledgling is one of three that are fearlessly ranging through the garden. This one is less than 6 feet away from me and ignored my presence, more curious about the other bird in the water.

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Spring Chickadee

Chickadee paused in the tree in my yard.

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Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) on Island in the Net

On Monday, just after lunch, I grabbed the X-T3 and XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR drove the car and parked on Princeton Avenue just before the border with Rocky Hill. Just off the path leading to V…

Island in the Net
Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) on Island in the Net

On Monday, just after lunch, I grabbed the X-T3 and XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR drove the car and parked on Princeton Avenue just before the border with Rocky Hill. Just off the path leading to V…

Island in the Net

Carolina Chickadee or Black-capped Chickadee? on Island in the Net

Due to climate change, the range of the Black-capped Chickadee and Carolina Chickadee overlap.

Island in the Net

Black-capped chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Location: Guelph Ontario

- The Black-capped Chickadee hides seeds and other food items to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places.
- Every autumn Black-capped Chickadees allow brain neurons containing old information to die, replacing them with new neurons so they can adapt to changes in their social flocks and environment even with their tiny brains.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-capped_Chickadee/overview

Camera info/settings
- Canon 450D Sigma 150-600
- ISO 4000 and 6400 f8 1/1000s

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Black-capped Chickadee Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A bird almost universally considered “cute” thanks to its oversized round head, tiny body, and curiosity about everything, including humans. The chickadee’s black cap and bib; white cheeks; gray back, wings, and tail; and whitish underside with buffy sides are distinctive. Its habit of investigating people and everything else in its home territory, and quickness to discover bird feeders, make it one of the first birds most people learn.

Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus

Spotted while in a hike. Rather I heard them, crouched and waited, then one finally came into view. Tough to get a bead one since they flit about so much.

Rockwood Conservation Area, Ontario

Camera info/settings
- Canon 450D Sigma 150-600
- ISO 6400 f8 1/800s

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