CHICKADEE— (Far?/^ atricapillus.) 
Top of head, back of the neck and throat shining black; sides of the 
head and neck white; back ashy gray, breast white; belly and sides 
washed with cream buff; wing and tail feathers edged with white. 
Length about five inches. 
Resident. 
Favorite Haunts. Roaming about in orchards and woods. 
Field Marks. Black throat and top of head, white cheeks. 
Note. "Chickadee-dee-dee-dee." Also a whistled, long drawn "pe- 
wee." 
After U. S. Biological Survey. 
The chickadee is such a little hunch of feathers we wonder how he 
keeps warm during the cold winter, but when we watch a flock of these 
birds constantly moving from limb to limb, assuming all manner of po- 
sitions in their search for food, we conclude that the bird's activity must 
have a great deal to do with it. The chickadee is a bright, cheery, in- 
quisitive little fellow. Often his curiosity will lead him to approach 
within a few feet of you. Although small the chickadee is a very brave 
bird. Several times when examining the nest, the little mother would 
clmg bravely to her nest, not flying away until I touched her wi^h my 
hand. They roam in flocks during the fall and winter but when spring 
comes they separate in order to build their nests and rear their your.g. 
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