They are competitive for food sources and nest sites and often found together in similar habitat. I don’t believe anyone has discovered anything other than that between the two species (like some sort of symbiotic relationship).
On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 10:20:34 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > I live in Summit county and I observe Chickadees and Nuthatches hanging > around together all the time. > > Is there a relationship between the two? > > Debbie Tyber > > Breckenridge > > > > > > On Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1:04:40 PM UTC-6 DuWayne Worthington wrote: > >> Today the black-capped chickadee appeared an hour later (12 noon instead >> of 11), and worked on the limb cavity for about 6 minutes. You could see >> it taking out pieces of tree and dropping it to the ground. No nuthatches >> showed up but when a male house finch flew into the tree about 10 feet away >> and started singing, the black-capped chickadee left. The house finch has >> done quite a lot of singing from this tree since then on and off and as of >> an hour later, the chickadee hasn't returned. Maybe tomorrow? >> >> *DuWayne Worthington* >> >> *Science Teaching Faculty* >> >> >> *Valor Christian High School* >> >> *Influence through Excellence* >> >> *3775 Grace Blvd.* >> >> *Highlands Ranch, CO 80126* >> >> *303-471-3000 x 3278 <(303)%20471-3000>* >> *www.govalor.com <http://www.govalor.com/>* >> > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/53e5f546-33dc-41ff-b36f-7fcdf0d181c3n%40googlegroups.com.
