The Chickadee has a length about 5 inches. Resident in most of North America.
Because of its delightful notes, it flitting ways, and its fearlessness, the chickadee
is one of our best known birds. The Chickadee responds to human encouragement, and by hanging a
constant supply of suet, this black-capped visitor can be made a regular feeder in
suburban gardens or city yards. Though small in size, these cousins of the titmice are
highly useful against insects, gleaned mostly from the twigs and branches of trees. The
chickadee’s food is made up of insects and seeds, largely seeds of pines, with a few
of the poison ivy, some weeds, and sunflowers.
