| Also called Hudsonian and Acadian
Chickadee.
About five inches long. Similar to, but darker than the Black-capped Chickadee.
Grayish brown crown and back. Black throat. Ashen-white undersides and sides
of neck. Chestnut flanks. Gray wings and tail.
Inhabits coniferous forests in Alaska and across Canada from British
Columbia to the northern Great Lakes Region, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
and down to the New England States.
Builds nests of moss, fine grass and rabbit fur in cavities low to
the ground in decayed stumps and higher in trees.
Lays six or seven, more or less, creamy-white, speckled
eggs
Forages for insects, seeds and fruit occasionally in flocks with Black-capped
Chickadees
Feed Chickadees sunflower seeds, nyjer (thistle seeds) and suet.
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