Interesting.
As the adult approaches the nest it often vocalized a "chickadee-Dee-Dee"
to announce its presence. I hear the wee-ones when I put my ear to the nest
hole. I'm giving them as much privacy as they need although the adult
often flies over my head coming to and fro
And a pair of
I would guess that that is two adults Pete. We had a family nesting in a nest
box hanging from our birdfeeder tree a couple of years ago. The parents were
frantically gathering beakfuls of insects and zooming into the box then
stopping for a quick sunflower seed on their way back to hunt for
Very cool.
I have a brood of chickadees who will be fledging soon. An adult has been
feverishly bringing caterpillars for days. They decided to nest in a old
decorative log on my porch that has a woodpecker hole in it.
They are wonderful company.
Pete Sar
On Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 12:38 PM Linda
I’m sitting on my front porch on Muriel street listening to a young chickadee
practicing and mimicking adult parent’s song. His song has a more slurry less
crisp whistle to it and he’s mostly just doing the first note of “hey sweetie”.
The adult is up on a higher branch and singing his complete
his crown and nape
whom we dubbed "Baldy". - Colleen Richards
-- Original Message --
From: Liz Brown
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L , Suan Yong
, Rachel Lodder
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:03:02 +
I was xc skiing on CT Hill about 10 y
; Rachel Lodder
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?
I was xc skiing on CT Hill about 10 years ago, and I came across a deer carcass
- a skeleton, really, with bits of flesh clinging to it. It was covered with
chickadees, like flies. At least 30 of them were working away at it, tugging
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Suan Yong
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?
I once encountered A LOT of chickadees along Cayuga Lake. There was a row of
trees beside the road, and as a couple of us were birding the lake, there was a
steady stream of chickadees moving past us in the trees headed north
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on behalf of Suan Yong
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2021 1:00 PM
To: Cayuga Birding List
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Chickadee flock?
While cross-country skiing through Hammond Hill, I saw a flock of about 50
small birds moving through some evergreens, in fairly tight
While cross-country skiing through Hammond Hill, I saw a flock of about 50
small birds moving through some evergreens, in fairly tight quarters, in waves
of 5-10 at a time. The only sounds I could hear and identify were chickadee
chips and calls. I'm used to only encountering chickadees in
Feedback received from recent posting:
--do *not* put out string; entanglement issues reported
--stuff nesting material into mesh bag, grapevine ball, suet cage, tree
cavity,...
--if you read the allaboutbirds link (posted again below), note the
discussion at the very end. It reveals potential
Yesterday, while sitting with a friend in the warm sunshine, having dinner
on the patio, and admiring the many birds calling and coming to the feeder,
a chickadee landed on the thistle feeder. Maybe they always land with
aggression, but this time it seemed to be a "don't mess with me" grip.
Maybe
Chickadee was singing its spring phoebe song this morning. I've been watching
for an unusual bird at my feeders. I finally have a good number of American
Tree Sparrows. Among them was a Song Sparrow! No Siskins here, yet. Lots of
crows around the house lately. I don't usually get large
We really enjoyed the Chickadee tale today. We have one/several doing this
same behavior to the windows in the house. It happens on all sides of the house
so that is why I suspect more than one. Last year it happened too but not to
the same degree. We often feel that they are talking to us when
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