Chickadees (Family: Paridae)

A distinctive group of feisty songbirds, chickadees (and titmice) are often the first to respond to "pishing" and are familiar backyard birds at feeders. In NC, Carolina Chickadees are found nearly statewide. Only at the highest ranges, roughly above 4500' - 5000' (for example in the Great Smoky Mountains and the Great Balsam Mountains), can one reliably find Black-capped Chickadees.
Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
Durham Co., NC
22 Jan 2006


Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC
8 Nov 2012

Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
Currituck Co., NC
6 Nov 2009


Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
Quebec, Canada
5 Aug 2005

Very difficult to separate from Carolina Chickadee by sight.


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