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Carolina Chickadee
| Color: |
Black, Gray, White |
| Size: |
4.75" |
| Season: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
Distinctive black cap and bib with gray above and buffy sides. |
| Voice: |
Clear whistles of fee-bee fee-bay. Call is a harsh chickadee dee dee dee dee dee.
Click here to listen |
| Habitat: |
Common in most wooded habitats and at birdfeeders. |
| Interesting Fact: |
In the winter, this bird often associates with mixed-species flocks, foraging with other birds like titmice, nuthatches and woodpeckers. This is the only species of chickadee in Arkansas, but six species occur in the United States. |
| Scientific name: |
Poecile carolinensis |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Paridae |
Adult Howard Eskin |
Nest and young David Arbour |
Adult Dan Scheiman |
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