National Audubon Society

Want to Find Fall Warblers? Listen for Chickadees

The calls of these resident stalwarts serve as an alarm bell for migrating songbirds—and a helpful beacon for birders.
WESA

The Debate Over Maine's State Bird Comes Down To Specificity

Our next story pits north against south. It is about climate change. It is about state sovereignty. It is about songbirds. NICK LUND: Chickadee is not a bird. It's a family of birds. CORNISH: That's ...
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The Chickadee Birds: All About Chickadees

Watching chickadees flit through the treetops is like witnessing master acrobats at work. These adorable birds duck and dodge through branches as they hunt down small insects. Not only are these birds ...
Star Tribune

What goes into a bird’s name? What goes into a bird’s name? What goes into a bird’s name? What goes into a bird’s name?

A black-capped chickadee by any other name is a Poecile atricapillus. That’s the bird’s scientific name, the reference used worldwide to avoid the confusion a list of local names could offer. For ...