Chances are, the melodious namesake call of the black-capped chickadee has brightened your mood while walking, shoveling snow ...

When I feed the birds — and, to be honest, the deer — the first to herald my arrival at the garden tractor shed each day are ...

Most people know a chickadee when they see one. This ubiquitous and charming year-round resident is an accommodating visitor to bird feeders and can generally been seen or heard on an everyday outing.

Like all other chickadees, these birds stash food away for winter, caching nuts and seeds. Their call is distinguished by its slight lisp or buzz. In the Northwest and along the Pacific Coast ...