AUSTIN, Texas — Earlier this week, the Round Rock Police Department pulled off a very important rescue. The department's animal control division rescued a baby chickadee that was found wandering ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to literally have a wild bird in hand? Except for bird banders, few of us have ever had this experience — if we approach, birds fly off. But it is possible ...

A black-capped chickadee by any other name is a Poecile atricapillus. That’s the bird’s scientific name, the reference used worldwide to avoid the confusion a list of local names could offer. For ...

The first broods of bluebirds, Carolina wrens, and chickadees have fledged. So should we rid the nest boxes of old nest material and all its mess as soon as babies fledge? Research says, that depends.

If you’d like to see some new-to-you birds in Michigan this fall, listen for the sound of one of our most common birds: The Black-capped Chickadee. The chickadee’s namesake “chickadee-dee-dee” call is ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Don't feed the bears! Wildlife biologists and forest rangers have preached the mantra for nearly a century at national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite, and for decades in areas ...

Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at ...

Ask just about anyone to list their five favorite birds and black-capped chickadees invariably make the cut. We all love chickadees for their acrobatic activity, devil-may-care attitude and funny ...

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 ...