Chestnut-backed Chickadee
© Derek Scott
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What they eat: Chestnut-backed Chickadees mainly eat insects, but they will visit most feeders that you hang up in search of black oil sunflower seed, suet, or other mixed seeds. |
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Where they live: Found along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada, these birds prefer to live in dark, wet woods, but they also thrive in the suburbs and ornamental shrubs of cities. |
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Did you know? The Chestnut-backed Chickadee is the smallest and relatively shortest-tailed of North American chickadees. |
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How they sound: Like many chickadees, they give the chickadee-dee-dee call, but in addition to that they tend to sing a series of “gargle” calls. |
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