Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Chickadee family (Paridae)
Small songbird, black cap and bib, white cheek, gray back, whitish belly.
Habitat:
Deciduous forest.
Nesting:
Cavity nester. Excavates a nest cavity in dead trees or in dead limbs of living trees. Also nests in artificial nest boxes. Eggs are white with reddish spots. Clutch size – 6 eggs.
Voice:
Song is a whistled “fee-bee fee-bay.” Call is the familiar “chick-a-dee-dee-dee.”
In the Nature Park:
Year-round resident.
Photos:
Carolina Chickadee
