The black-capped chickadee is universally adored as a feeder guest. Learn more about their song, nest and more.

Q: Do birds of one species “talk” to other bird species? A: That’s an excellent question and the answer falls into the “It depends” category. We hear birds singing loudly in the spring, but each ...

Myriad bird species will be flying through northern Illinois in the next couple of months, filling the region with bird songs as they fly to their northern breeding grounds or establish nesting spots ...

Our next story pits north against south. It is about climate change. It is about state sovereignty. It is about songbirds. NICK LUND: Chickadee is not a bird. It's a family of birds. CORNISH: That's ...

On a cool, foggy, wet winter day, Nancy Tikalsky heard her first northern cardinal of the year sing. “Not calls, not chips, but pretty, pretty, pretty song,” said Tikalsky, a Zion resident. Cardinals ...

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Chickadees are plump, sparrow-sized birds with tiny beaks. Mountain chickadees are a bit larger and stockier than the black-capped chickadee. Both species have a black cap and throat with a white ...