Like many song birds, a chickadee is a bird that sings its name. They make calls like "chickadee" as well as "fee-bee" and "hey sweetie" all of which we discuss here! Learn more chickadee bird facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: part of Genus Poecile (along with tits)
Range: northern hemisphere
Habitat: woods, especially edges and clearings
Size: 5 inches (12.7cm) in length with 8 inch (20cm) wingspans
Diet: insects, arachnids, fruits, seeds, nuts, carrion, etc.
Threats: raccoons, squirrels, hawks, owls, snakes, woodpeckers, etc.
Lifespan: up to over a decade but only 2-3 years on average

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Chickadee VS TIT 0:00
Chickadee SOUNDS 0:54
Chickadee HABITAT 1:28
Chickadee LIFE CYCLE 1:42
Chickadee VS NUTHATCH 2:28
Chickadee PREDATORS and DIET 2:42
Chickadee HOARDERS 3:00
Thanks / Outro 3:29
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Image and Video Credits:
Katja Schulz - flickr.com/photos/treegrow/6867024340
Alaska Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife - flickr.com/photos/usfws_alaska/50829041907 ; flickr.com/photos/usfws_alaska/50828956026
Robert Nunnally - flickr.com/photos/46183897@N00/25787838850 ; flickr.com/photos/46183897@N00/40019551722
Don Henise - flickr.com/photos/46183897@N00/40019551722
Didymops transversa - flickr.com/photos/123506487@N02/14100934964
Anthony Wetherhill - xeno-canto.org/462898
Pierre Robillard - vimeo.com/162997017
Cephas - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_atricapill…
David Belliveau -    • Chickadees carving out a house.  
Leanne Grieves -    • Chickadee eats a peanut  
Dale Bohlke -    • Chickadees Building a Nest  
kittifiedpianist -    • Chickadee deflates itself  
Mdf - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile-atricapilla-001…
Haller1962 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_atricapillus_di… ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_hudsonicus_dist… ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_rufescens_distr… ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_cinctus_distrib… ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_sclateri_distri… ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_gambeli_distrib…
David Mitchell - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_hudsonicus_7.jp…
Dan Pancamo - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carolina_Chickadee1_by_…
Ken Thomas - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carolina_Chickadee-rang…
TonyCastro - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut-backed_Chickad…
Estormiz - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Siberian_Tit_Parus_Cinc…
HarmonyPlanetEarth - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_sclateri,_Rustl…
Peter Wallack - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_Chickadee,_San…
lwdickens - freesound.org/people/lwdickens/sounds/529095/
Olivier Dupont -    • Siberian Tit - Sør-Varanger (NO) - 12.04.17  
Pascal Vagner -    • Mésange nonnette (Poecile p. palustris) M...  
micndom - freesound.org/people/micndom/sounds/27387
TRP - freesound.org/people/TRP/sounds/568804

Research Credits:
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-capped_Chickadee…
www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/bird-species/all-ab…
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Parus_atricapillus
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Parus_carolinensis
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chestnut-backed_Chicka…
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Chickadee/lif…
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Boreal_Chickadee/lifeh…

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