| 单词 | chickadee |
| 例句 | During the winter of 1957-58, Dr. Wallace saw no chickadees or nuthatches at his home feeding station for the first time in many years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I found their cold little bodies under bushes and one stiff chickadee in a cavity. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was very peaceful and quiet: a chickadee sang his poignant little piece for them, and the inevitable whisky-jack arrived on soundless wings to pick up cooky crumbs from within a few feet. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do! When I was alive I used to go to this sweet shop all the time, not far from here. They have the best ice cream. Ah, chickadee, I wish I could take you.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I’m looking up at him with this really fawning expression while he feeds the chickadee. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes when the wind howled and the snows blew, the chickadees would be out for only a few hours. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t cry, chickadee. Please. I cannot bear it.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z About three quarters of the food of the chickadee is animal, including all stages of the life cycle of many insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Remember to focus on one thing at a time. Think of the fruit like birds—apples are pigeons, cranberries are chickadees.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The juncos and chickadees and nuthatches were gone. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you’re right, Aurora. A bird just flew by. One of those little chickadee birds.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I heard no nuthatches, the chickadees called once, but were silent again. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, chickadee, why haven’t you been up to see me lately?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Not at all, chickadee—it’s good to find someone else who likes to read True Romances,” she said, lowering her voice conspiratorially. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Two little gray-and-white chickadees preceded him, flitting from branch to branch over his head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why the stormy look, chickadee? Is there something the matter with your cone?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Bracket, the chickadee, spent most of his time chasing the young chickadees through the woods. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Mr. Bracket, who had been elected by the chickadees to test whether or not it was too stormy for good hunting, would appear for a few hours and disappear. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A chickadee left the feeder and settled on her fingertips. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Roz noticed chickadees fluttering through the same flowers and singing the same song every morning. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Someone is talking about how many lemons for roasting chicken—and I remember chickadees. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And there they were again in my hemlock; three busy chickadees. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Say, chickadee, are you listening or are you giving me the cold shoulder?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But now when the chickadees sang, Roz heard “Oh, what a lovely day it is! Oh, what a lovely day it is!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “So bold, chickadee. A lady never kisses and tells.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I was glad to hear the nuthatches and chickadees. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He calls out his bird sound, and a chickadee finds its way into my palm, grazing my skin with its light claws. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “You’d better hurry, chickadee. She hates when her tea is cold.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Hollows can be small enough for tiny salt-and-pepper chickadees or a family of deer mice. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z All the other chickadees followed them, and they made way only for Mr. Bracket. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Four should be plenty. Red ones. And get two scoopfuls of those chickadees.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, the chickadee is back! It’s got its feathers all puffed out like a big puffy coat. It’s so cute!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z So far, we’d come across a black-capped chickadee in Pigeon Cove and a spotted salamander in a rainwater pond in the woods. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The chickadees, like the people on Third Avenue, had their favorite routes to and from the best food supplies. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The breast feathers of a stuffed and mounted chickadee are impossibly soft, its beak as sharp as a needle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The nuthatches, the chickadees, the cardinals, Frightful, and me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The chickadees sang alone, not in a winter group, and the skunks and minks and foxes found food more abundant in the forest than at my tree house. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well! The paper said Mr. Micheaux has a new film coming later this year, and I am desperate to see it on opening night. You will have to come with me, chickadee. I demand it.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Bored, he shooed away a few small chickadees. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Swooper the owl hobbled in, followed by some chickadees and a magpie. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Or a chickadee who was raised by crows. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “My little chickadee,” my mom laughs, patting Aurora on the head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the lake from the boathouse where the Audubon Center is located, we caught a black-capped chickadee frolicking in some small trees at eye level. Bird-Watching at Prospect Park Audubon Center 2011-12-02T00:11:23Z Later, we saw no one, and listened for the calls of chickadees and nuthatches. A Cool Glide Through Maine 2012-02-17T20:45:41Z The black-capped chickadees, however, were positively cuddly, gathering like children at an ice cream truck. Eagle-Eyed Urbanites? Winter Treks 2011-02-17T21:01:12Z Auntie E. had seen it all, and her hard-earned advice typically boiled down to a few sentences: Life is tough, chickadee, but you can be tougher. Perspective | The bracing truth and sadness in E. Jean Carroll’s advice columns 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z If we can forgive a fox for telling a lie, what about a chickadee for breaking and entering? When First We Practice to Deceive 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z In “Songbirds,” the bristling branches of a flowering mountain laurel are just as correct — in minute gradations of pink — and nearly as dynamic as the undulating line of flying orioles, cardinals, chickadees and blackbirds. | Westchester: A Review of ‘Hudson River Explorers,’ in Yonkers 2012-09-01T04:29:48Z His classmate Stylen Carter, 5, likes to “be quiet and listen to birds — crows, owls and chickadees,” as she put it. Preschool Without Walls 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z A chickadee breaks the silence; “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” trills the air, and we talk about fathers. When I learned to hunt 2013-01-06T01:00:00Z You’ll want to bring binoculars, which will help you spot ospreys, warblers and tanagers, as well as longer-term residents like robins, finches and chickadees. Keeping a Distance, From Everything but Nature 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z The oriole goes off at six, the dove at seven, the chickadee at eight, then cardinals, sparrows, nuthatches, and so on around the dial. A Love-Hate Relationship With Birds 2010-04-29T18:30:00Z Robins, flickers and flocks of tiny chickadees rustle around in the duff on the garden floor. It’s winter; the garden is resting, and we should, too 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Another of my favourite pieces comes from a Canadian farmer, who describes how moved she was to see the chickadees surviving in her garden despite the relentless -40C temperatures of the Saskatchewan winter. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z When Farrell and others find the first corpse, they are so surprised that they remain “silent and still so long that the chickadees started singing again.” Book review: ‘Dry Bones in the Valley,’ exciting debut thriller by Tom Bouman Entrance holes enlarged by undesirable species can be fixed using metal plates sized for smaller birds, such as wrens and chickadees. Coneflower options abound. A recent trial sought to find the best ones. 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Wrens and chickadees are among species drawn to birdhouses that are correctly sized and positioned. Discovering the rich history and variety of heirloom vegetables 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z She gave him a safe list of winter feeder birds: juncos, sparrows, nuthatches, and chickadees. Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Some species, such as chickadees and bluebirds, often huddle together to share heat. How do birds survive cold winters? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z After several minutes of watching clouds of siskins, jays, nuthatches and black-capped chickadees swarm around sunflower seeds, a chickadee with a buffy splotch on its white belly landed on a suet bag. Explorer: In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds 2013-01-18T18:25:51Z Outside his kitchen window there will be cardinals and chickadees and snow on the feeder. Facing death on the mountain: What my father taught me on his last great climb 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Titmice, bluebirds and chickadees flit among the trees. Beyond birds and butterflies, this garden welcomes all critters — even raccoons 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Besides cardinals, other birds that don’t migrate during winter include chickadees, owls and some woodpeckers and robins. How do birds survive cold winters? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z I planted my peas a few days ago on one of those long-awaited spring mornings, when the breeze was soft and sweet, and the high, long whistle of the chickadee pierced the air. Learning from Carol Deppe’s ‘The Tao of Vegetable Gardening’ 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The chickadees – busy out there, beyond the window, in the Arctic cold – belittle our achievements. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z Alpine Snow-Peaked Mountain Birdhouse Made from renewable eucalyptus wood with a teakwood finish, this handsome home for wrens and chickadees has a small entrance to keep larger birds out. Gifts for home and garden | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z I’ll watch chickadees pull at echinacea heads and munch on their seeds. Opinion | Last year’s sunflowers save this year’s garden 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Thistle feeders attract finches and chickadees when spring arrives. 12 days of holiday gift-giving ideas for the gardener in your life 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The birds that overwinter here, like chickadees and robins, woodpeckers and quail, are appreciatively called the jewels of the garden — a name that also describes the berries they so flagrantly and delightedly dine on. In the winter garden, these berried treasures feed the birds and the spirit 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Salvaged pumpkin seeds are a tasty treat for a wide variety of birds such as cardinals, sparrows, finches and chickadees, including when mixed with other seeds such as sunflowers. Pumpkins can be composted, donated to farms, fed to wildlife 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z It included moose, red foxes, rough-skinned newts, bobcats, boreal chickadees and much more. Systemic racism blunts the genetic diversity of urban wildlife. Here's how 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Such sounds display similarities between species: A human listener can distinguish between happy and sad noises made by animals, from chickadees and alligators to pigs and pandas. ‘Parentese’ is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z But this year, a chickadee couple moved in. Perspective | The drama and delight of nature in a suburban yard 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Secondary excavators like chickadees and wrens will move in next. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z One of the greatest friends the wrens, robins and chickadees of Washington ever had was the author of a book with the wonderful title “Birds Through an Opera-Glass.” Perspective | Remembering Florence Merriam Bailey, the bird woman of Washington 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z It’s easier for big birds to keep warm, but some tiny species — like chickadees and kinglets — also are adapted to Northwest winters. Why does snow glow blue? How could a fly possibly survive high-elevation elements? Join us for an exploration of Washington’s winter wonders. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Seen here are everyday delights such as chickadees, kinglets and nuthatches, to Cooper’s hawks and even in some years the tiny northern Saw-whet owl, in addition to common barred owls. In praise of winter buds 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z In New York, researchers found chickadees and song sparrows that ate insects contaminated with PCBs along the Hudson River sounded a bit different than ones in uncontaminated areas in the Adirondacks. Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The following year, the invasive European sparrow kicked out the chickadee parents and ruled the roost. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Among the most common feeder visitors, the American crow is king, while tiny chickadees get pushed around by just about everybody. Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z However, a new study, published last week in the journal Ecology, shows that several species of bird, including chickadees and titmice, don’t just scavenge hair, they steal it. Sneaky Thieves Steal Hair From Foxes, Raccoons, Dogs, Even You 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The English common name for the chickadee is a butchered translation of the Cherokee name, tsïkïlïlï. Bird lovers are grappling with honorary names linked to racists. Audubon tops the list. In an analysis of 134 playback sessions, Bai, Sieving and their colleagues found that both the number of birds and the diversity of species in attendance influenced both chickadees’ and titmice’s level of aggression. Bird Brawlers Love Spectators—Other Avian Species Are Welcome at Ringside 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Openings of 1.25 inches, Stiller learned, are ideal for hosting chickadees while keeping the sparrows out. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Tiny chickadees and mice have been known to wrestle these chunky bugs for a quick snack. Brood X Cicadas Could Cause a Bird Baby Boom 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z These charming little birds sound very much like their close relatives, the black-capped chickadees. 9 common Seattle backyard birds to listen for in the spring 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Among the species he reported seeing were the hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, black-capped chickadee, red breasted nuthatch, white breasted nuthatch and red-bellied woodpecker. Mild weather leads to mixed results for annual bird count 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Bai walked around suburban woods in Gainesville, Fla., and two nearby natural areas, searching for chickadees and titmice that were quietly foraging. Bird Brawlers Love Spectators—Other Avian Species Are Welcome at Ringside 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z “If you put a birdbath in the middle of your yard, don’t be surprised when a hawk eats a chickadee, because you’ve inadvertently made a buffet,” Sullivan warns. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z “It’s incredible, to be that person that’s like, oh, here’s the chickadees!,” he said. Opinion | I Used to Go Out. Now I Go to The Home Depot. 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z But they tend to be a bit wheezier sounding and higher in pitch when they call “chickadee.” 9 common Seattle backyard birds to listen for in the spring 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “By creating new cavities each year, these birds provide cavities for other cavity-nesters, like chickadees and titmice.” Tiny songbird that vanished from Missouri returns to state 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z It plays on loop in North America’s boreal forests, a classic as familiar as the chickadee’s trill and the mourning dove’s dirge. Canada’s Sparrows Are Singing a New Song. You’ll Hear It Soon. 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z In the evenings, she worked in her studio, carving barred owls, chickadees, finches and eagles from chunks of wood. Opinion | Photographing the Beauty of My Mother’s Decline 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Woodpeckers, chickadees, killdeers and hummingbirds are also plentiful. The pleasures of hiking, bird watching and wildlife | Provided by Wesley at Tehaleh 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “And so I began the poem, ‘Enough of osseous and chickadee and sunflower,’” she told the AP. New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z A camouflaged black-capped chickadee, its feathers tufting in the wind on a snowy branch. Our new blind spots: Technology changes how we see the world, and how we interact with it 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The various constraints of that moment opened new possibilities and closed others, forming the skeletal foundation for everything from the bones in your body to the wingbeats of the chickadee that flutters by outside. When Fingers Changed Fins 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z The chickadee was designated as the state bird in 1927, but there are two types of chickadees found in Maine. Bill proposed to decide Maine’s official state bird 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Species common to Minnesota, such as the black-capped chickadee and Canada jays, often store food in preparation for times when it’s unavailable, Forbes added. Experts: Birds equipped to survive Minnesota’s bitter cold 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Some birds, like chickadees, woodpeckers, jays and crows, store seeds in tiny crevices or hit up bird feeders, while other primarily insect-eating birds simply peck the ground or trees when they're hungry. Can birds survive a polar vortex? Here's what happens to feathered creatures in freezing temperatures 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Its seeds are a favorite of songbirds, such as goldfinches, sparrows and chickadees. Black-eyed Susan proclaimed Iowa City’s official flower 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z No, he discovered later, it was the work of a chickadee, a “cavity nester.” Perspective | The feathers are flying in the battle between bluebirds and their killers 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The boreal chickadee is native to northern Maine, and the black-capped chickadee is native to southern Maine. Bill proposed to decide Maine’s official state bird 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z But when you sit and really spend time watching chickadees, you discover they’re amazing little athletes. Leavenworth’s annual birding fest has something for everyone — from newbies to Sibley fanboys 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z He welcomed his feathered friends — cardinals, finches, chickadees. Perspective | Meet the D.C. man who wrote the book on defeating birdseed-stealing squirrels 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Lucas’ feeders drew two kinds of chickadees, evening grosbeaks, Eurasian collared doves and redpolls. People, birds meet for annual Christmas tally 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z There was a titmouse in an oak tree and a chickadee on a fence post. Perspective | On a wing and a prayer: What do backyard birds talk about? 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z “We are currently running the same study on black-capped chickadees, in order to assess their ability to identify emotional intensity,” she said. Can you tell whether these animals are upset by listening to their calls? 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z A few months ago, I couldn’t tell a chickadee from a junco from a nuthatch. Leavenworth’s annual birding fest has something for everyone — from newbies to Sibley fanboys 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Mealworm seedcake, for example, is designed to attract bluebirds, orioles, wrens, jays, chickadees and titmice. Passion for bird-watching led brothers to build a birdseed empire 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Some of the species were the common ones, like the widespread and numerous magpies, ravens, black-capped and mountain chickadees. People, birds meet for annual Christmas tally 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z A steady influx of bird life from kestrels to killdeer, hummingbirds to hawks, barn owls to black-capped chickadees. Native plants attract birds to your own backyard 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Behind the listener, Mr. McQuay placed the pond sounds of a wood duck and green frog; closer, and louder, are forest creatures like a pileated woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, black-capped chickadee. The Sounds of ‘Mannahatta’ in Your Ear 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z “Hear that bird? That’s a Carolina chickadee,” she said, pausing to listen. Christmas Bird Count offers ‘endless learning’ 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z He was wearing military fatigues and feeding chickadees out of his bare hand, seemingly oblivious to the chill. This Russian city says: ‘Don’t call us Siberia’ 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z It is generally not long before the first chickadees land on the person to feed. The Black-Capped Chickadee, Curious and Congenial 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “Six thousand to 9,000 caterpillars is needed for one clutch of chickadees,” he said. Native plants attract birds to your own backyard 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Birds that are this accommodating almost always are the drab ones, or the usual suspects, your chickadees and titmice. What backyard birds can tell us about our changing world 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It affected chickadees, which live in the forest, and northwestern crows, which live in intertidal zones. Researchers link virus to Alaska birds with deformed beaks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Moving on, he saw an Eastern phoebe, a Northern flicker and a black-capped chickadee. Rare Find in New York: A Teenage Birder 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The black-capped chickadee seems to be universally admired. The Black-Capped Chickadee, Curious and Congenial 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z So how were the Johnsons able to draw enough kinglets and warblers, chickadees, robins, quail, goldfinch and bushtits to film a movie of bird activity in their back garden? This Whidbey Island couple’s backyard is for the birds — really, any and all birds 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z And what a glorious tally it is: Cooper’s hawks, warbling vireo, Bewick’s wren, spotted towhee, American goldfinch, flycatchers, three types of swallows, two varieties of chickadees, cedar waxwings, orange-crowned warbler, flickers and more. Birds flock to native forest restored at Discovery Park. But will it continue to mature? 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z Researchers are careful to say the virus — named Poecivirus after the black-capped chickadee genus — has not yet been nailed down as the cause of distorted beaks. Researchers link virus to Alaska birds with deformed beaks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z You can’t put out feeders to watch robins and chickadees in your garden. New York Above 800 Feet 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Occasional contact with a chickadee might do more toward this end than a dozen books on the subject. The Black-Capped Chickadee, Curious and Congenial 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Some birds, like blue jays at the feeder, seem to enjoy chasing off chickadees and sparrows. ‘Dinosaurs Among Us’ Retraces an Evolutionary Path 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z At Lucky Peak, Gonçalves sets the chickadee on the flat palm of her hand. Partnership will elevate Boise State, African park 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The previously unknown virus was in every sample of deformed chickadee beaks and in two samples of chickadees that did not have distorted beaks. Researchers link virus to Alaska birds with deformed beaks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The Department of Natural Resources says a chickadee found in Ramsey County and delivered to a wildlife rehabilitation center on June 10 later tested positive for H5 bird flu. Minnesota chickadee tests positive for bird flu 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z In the study, scientists used the calls of several species, including free-tailed bats, Carolina chickadees, orangutans and pilot whales. Singing bats; scientists lift veil on endangered FL species 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z They were a throwback presence in a pristine area where calls of the black-capped chickadees or the wind out of the mountains and through the trees are often the only sounds to split the silence. Boulder cattle get a moo-ve on in push to tame oatgrass 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Noise is relevant to his nonmigrating chickadees in cold northern Montana, too, Dr. Greene said. Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z In Britain, significant numbers of blue tits, a close relative of black-capped chickadees, have been observed with beak deformities. Researchers link virus to Alaska birds with deformed beaks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z While the goal is to attract bluebirds, other small, native species, such as house wrens, tree swallows and chickadees also might use the boxes. EXCHANGE: Welcome mat out for bluebirds at golf course 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z I spend a lot more time listening to chickadees and other critters than I do absorbing the blast of a gunshot, but I want to be equipped for both. Hunters often overlook hearing protection 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z Craning over an icebox, he sifted through bodies of North American swallows and chickadees, then lifted out a small bird. Taxidermist in demand for his ability to make bird replicas lifelike 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z In 2005, Dr. Greene was an author of an article in the journal Science that demonstrated how black-capped chickadees embed information about the size of predators into these calls. Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z From red-tailed hawks to chickadees, there’s always a bird that piques the interest. TRAVEL: Birders in hot pursuit in cold weather 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The zoo says last year, the children spotted 10 species of wild birds, including three species of woodpeckers, two species of chickadees and Red-Breasted Nuthatch. Kids set to count wild birds at Alaska Zoo event 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z In particular, the sequences from the chickadee, finch, bat, and both whales fit one of the more complex models much better. Chirps, whistles, clicks: Do any animals have a true ‘language’? Eventually, a chickadee popped out, took one look at him and hopped away. Birder's Classic, Anew 2014-03-12T21:41:10Z Perhaps a big Steller’s jay hears a chickadee’s frantic alarm in the face of a little pygmy owl and says, in effect, “‘I’m not worried,’ ” Dr.. Greene said. Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z And in the cause of science, we dutifully tallied the totals for dozens or hundreds of chickadees, herring gulls, Canada geese, starlings and other abundant locals. Green Blog: Every Bird Counts, but Some Make the Heart Beat Faster 2012-12-26T16:50:12Z A dead chickadee and red-breasted nuthatch lay at the base of a small industrial building that featured mirrored blue glass that reflected an adjacent woodlot. Toronto Skyline Holds Hazards for Migratory Birds 2012-10-28T11:53:01Z We will ask the goldfinches, the mocking-birds, the bobolinks, the phœbe and chickadee families, all of the warbler and vireo families, and the robins of course. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Row after row, below darting plumes of swallows and black-capped chickadees, stretch planting fields for potatoes and the other crops of the local commercial farms. Scientist at Work Blog: Three Mallards, a Merganser and a Bufflehead 2012-03-30T20:25:13Z Dr. Greene turned to chickadees, which are highly attuned to threats. Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The chickadees will switch to their spring song. Scientist at Work Blog: When Snow Fleas Surface, Winter Study Comes to a Close 2012-03-12T23:38:33Z Very few were abroad in the storm, but I saw a nut-cracker and chickadee making the best of it. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z You know," commenced daddy, "the chickadees had a concert the other evening for the other birds. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z The sweeping report looks at data on more than 80 bird species, including swallows, chickadees, bluebirds, falcons, gulls and geese. Observatory: Changes in Weather Add to Birds? Marital Woes 2012-02-20T18:05:20Z Conversely, does the same jay hear a halfhearted chickadee alarm and suddenly perk up its ears, understanding that this means a threat now lurks nearby for a bigger bird? Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The chickadee repeats with natural pride his charming repertoire of two notes—“Spring soon!” Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z To right and left of them, squirrels chattered and scolded among the trees; chickadees bobbed their little black caps to them as they passed. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z They were all invited to perch on the nearby apple tree and pear tree, and the chickadees hopped about on the grass below. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z The orchards where chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, and kinglets have dined all winter, will contain few worm-eaten apples next season. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The commonest species are the western robin, the beautiful mountain bluebird, and, at middle elevations, the chickadee and junco. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z As soon as I knew that my chickadees were really to stay I thought to myself: Well I shall have one good neighbor at least. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z Friendly as the chickadee is—and Dr. Abbott declares it the tamest bird we have—it prefers well-timbered districts, especially where there are red-bud trees, when it is time to nest. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z So as a surprise, just before the last number, which was a chorus of all the chickadees, a special feature was announced by the leader of the concert. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Happily the chickadee may find a woodpecker's vacant hole in some hollow tree; worse luck if a new excavation must be made in a decayed birch—the favourite nursery. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Under his breath he tells the confiding chickadees and woodpeckers what undreamed-of danger they would be in from such a brave, were he not in pursuit of nobler game. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z I have, however, known for a long time that chickadees are noted for their gentleness and fearlessness. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z Once during the afternoon a company of chickadees happened in upon me; and, taking my cue from the newspaper folk, I immediately essayed an interview. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z The birds were very much impressed with the chickadees for being so up to date. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z How the crowded chickadee babies must swelter in their bed of fur and feathers tucked inside a close, stuffy hole! Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The song-birds are singing in southern woods, but chickadee, nuthatch, and woodpecker are chatty and companionable and keep the woods in heart with a stir of life. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z It is safe to say that the chickadee is a resident bird throughout the United States and is rather abundant in the Southern states. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z All in all, the scene was a revelation to me, a chickadee family quarrel being something the like of which I had never dreamed of. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z Evelyn was very fond of little chickadees, and she was so pleased when daddy said that he was going to tell them a story about them that evening. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z When it comes to acrobatic performances in the trees, neither the chickadee nor the titmouse can rival their relatives, the little bluish gray nuthatches. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Even the brave chickadees are appalled, and the disheartened woodpecker mopes beside the dead trunk, behind whose impenetrable shield he can hear the grub boring in safety. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z If we must do so, let us see what kind of showing our chickadee makes for herself. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z I have even seen the gentle-hearted chickadee resent the intrusion of a chipping sparrow, though it appeared impossible that the latter could be suspected of any predatory or sinister design. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z But, as you can imagine, the chickadee knew that it was the fashion to have special features at concerts or at least one special feature. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Another call—day-day-day—reminds you of the chickadee's, only the tufted titmouse's voice is louder and a little hoarse, as it well might be from such constant use. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Among them all, none is more welcome than that feathered atom of life, the chickadee. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z In the hemlocks toward the valley from here, are hundreds of fine timber trees, and we could hear among them nut-hatches, chickadees and titmice. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z I have already mentioned the housekeeping of a couple of chickadees in a low birch stump. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z There were the chickadees, the song sparrows, the chipping sparrows, the orioles, the thrushes, and even the catbirds were asked. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z When you find a flock of either chickadees or titmice, you may be sure it is made up chiefly, if not entirely, of the birds of one or two broods of the same parents. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The drip-drip from the eaves and the chirp of the chickadees came as music to his ears. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z I had often aided mother birds in feeding their young, though I do not remember to have rendered such service to chickadees. Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z Even when most seriously disturbed by my attentions the pair made use of no other notes than the common chickadee, dee, but these they sometimes delivered in an unnaturally sharp, fault-finding tone. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z Rubega sent me this farewell Tweet from a student: @acurt @ProfRubega I got within 3 ft of a black-capped chickadee in my backyard today; got so excited to tweet it, then got sad. Dot Earth: On Birds, Twitter and Teaching 2011-05-05T16:49:04Z No bird, except the wren, is more cheerful than the chickadee, and his cheerfulness, fortunately, is just as "catching" as measels. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Outside could be heard the steady drip-drip from the melting icicles, and the chirp of the chickadees industriously seeking a breakfast around the door made the morning cheery. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Passeres Includes the greater number of the smaller birds, such as kingbirds, flycatchers, larks, jays, crows, blackbirds, finches, sparrows, warblers, chickadees, swallows, thrushes, etc., numbering in North America some 328 species and many subspecies. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z To borrow a theological term, my conception of bird nature is decidedly anthropomorphic, and I incline to believe that chickadees as well as men find it easier to blame others than to do better themselves. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z It is said that “in the beginning” the task of keeping account of the months was assigned to the chickadee. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z At the approach of warm weather, chickadees retreat from public gaze to become temporary recluses in damp, deep woods or woodland swamps where insects are most plentiful. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The chickadees were busy all round us, making little bright chirrupy sounds. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z Tiny chickadees, tiny puffs of feathers never daunted by even the bitterest winter weather, chirped optimistically to one another in the night. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z The chickadees are always musical,—there is no need to say that; but I heard them sing only on this one morning. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z At this time they chose to send the chickadee as a messenger to find out the conditions and to bring back word to them. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z This pert and lively cousin of the lovable little chickadee is not quite so friendly and far more noisy. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z That left little except grouse, which were very wise and very hard to catch; sparrows, chickadees and the few other birds that stayed throughout the winter; and rabbits. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Bud waited quietly, with a couple of chickadees that were sitting nearby on a sprig of rhododendron for company. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z The chickadees and nuthatches always build a soft little nest of grass, leaves, and feathers, while the woodpeckers lay their eggs on a bed of chips, and carry nothing in from outside. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z Now when the chickadee came on his mission and appeared at the dwellings of men he was invited to enter. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z The chickadee, whippoorwill, phoebe and pewee also tell you their names, but this bird announces himself by two names, so you need make no mistake. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z We took turns aiming at the chickadees and titmice that flitted in the trees and on a clothesline strung between two branches. Passions and Detachment in Journalism 2010-08-31T14:39:00Z So we awoke in the morning, with the sunshine smiting the snow into diamonds and a chickadee piping for breakfast. The Idyl of Twin Fires If his cousin the hairy and his neighbor the chickadee come and eat with him, bid them a hearty welcome. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z The chickadee is a very popular bird among all the Indian tribes where it is known. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z A hardy little friend is the downy woodpecker who, like the chickadee, stays by us the year around. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z When I heard the familiar chickadee call—the titmouse often chirrups like his cousin—it made me quake guiltily. A-Birding on a Bronco But the happy chickadees and nut-hatches would perch there, by relays, all day long, thrusting their bills through the iron interstices and drawing out, bit by bit, the finely broken nutmeats. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road The chickadees, the crested titmice, and the nuthatches dig their own holes after the same pattern as the woodpecker’s. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z So this is the message which the chickadee brought to the evil powers which had sought to overcome mankind. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z The chickadee, phoebe, peewee, towhee, whip-poor-will and bobolink, who tell their names less plainly than he, save every child who tries to know them much trouble. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The bush-tits might be the little sisters of the chickadee family, they are so small. A-Birding on a Bronco The chickadees, nature's acrobats, turn somersaults among the branches in sheer defiance of the law of gravitation. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road A chickadee digging in a rotten limb pauses to spit out a mouthful of punky wood and the brown Vanessa, edged with yellow, first butterfly of the season, flutters by on rustling wings. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z Faint, muffled chirps from the thick bushes told of junkos and chickadees waking up to see if all was well with the world. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life That yellow warblers and friendly chickadees, from the spruces of the shore, hailed him as one of the elect, for was he not also a lover? The Whelps of the Wolf But a hopeful chickadee sang 'See soon' as Yan set off one frosty day for the great Spruce Woods. The Trail of the Sandhill Stag Goldfinches cling to the thistle tops, merry little clowns in yellow and black, antic tumblers no less agile and versatile than the chickadee. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Whether bluebirds, nuthatches, and chickadees—birds that pass the night in cavities of trees—ever run into the clutches of the dozing owl, I should be glad to know. A Year in the Fields Into the mood induced by the melancholy pewee song breaks how completely and how happily the cheery optimism of the chickadee! Upon The Tree-Tops A flock of chickadees, old and young, comes through, nervously active in their hunting and with voices in which there is a tang of the coming autumn. Old Plymouth Trails She could again see the nesting swallows, the robins hopping over grasslands, the wild doves pairing in the poplars, the chirping chickadees whose tiny heads shone like black diamonds, as they flitted in the bushes. The Peace of Roaring River "A chickadee eats three hundred cankerworms in a day and over five thousand eggs—when he can get 'em." Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road The nuthatches frequently pass the night in them, and the wrens and chickadees nest in them. A Year in the Fields She was in the kitchen at that minute getting suet with which to go up into the woods and feed the chickadees. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Why, again, the chickadee can be induced to perch upon your hand, and take food from it, more readily than can the nuthatch or the woodpecker, is a question not so easily answered. Ways of Nature Black-headed chickadees, a robin or two, and finally swallows had appeared, following the wedges of geese returning from the south on their way to the great weedy shoals of James’ Bay. The Peace of Roaring River A winter lunch counter spread with suet, nuts, hemp seed, meat, and crumbs will attract nuthatches, chickadees, downy and hairy woodpeckers, creepers, blue jays, etc. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 It was a sunny and fragrant home for the little chickadee, and a lucky bird he was to have it just then. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Good Lord! there had been chickadees since the world began, and they had lived through the winter somehow. The Side Of The Angels A Novel I found some that trusted me, and at noon a chipmunk, a camp-bird, a chickadee, and myself were several times busy with the same bit of luncheon at once. Wild Life on the Rockies There the wind whistled too, "whiles," with the fall approbation of snow birds and chickadees,—the three going out of fashion together. Say and Seal, Volume II Other boxes which are suitable for bluebirds, chickadees, tree swallows, purple martins, and starlings, will, if set up in March, often have tenants the very first season. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 But it’s only the singing of one lonely little chickadee in the middle of a terribly big pile of ruins. The Prairie Child For several mornings in succession I was greeted on waking by the trisyllabic minor whistle of a chickadee, who piped again and again not far from my window. Birds in the Bush Among the many common birds are owls, meadowlarks, robins, wrens, magpies, bluebirds, chickadees, nuthatches, and several members of the useful woodpecker family, together with the white-throated sparrow and the willow thrush. Wild Life on the Rockies But the doctor did not admire it—and went down the hill without even taking off his hat to the chickadees that bobbed their black caps at him from both sides of the road. Say and Seal, Volume II "Perhaps it will be better to submit to the rooks," said a little chickadee, anxiously. Policeman Bluejay When on a journey, I am almost without eyes or ears for bluebirds and robins, song sparrows and chickadees. The Foot-path Way How came the chickadee by his endless fund of happy spirits? Birds in the Bush Long-crested jays, Clarke's crows, and pigmy nuthatches are plentiful, and the wild note of the chickadee is heard on every hand. Wild Life on the Rockies Sparrows, chickadees, and woodpeckers go nearly wild with excitement when they discover the little owl, hovering about him and occasionally making darts almost in his very face. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year And the wrens and chickadees avoid the cuckoo as much as possible, because they are fond of being alive. Policeman Bluejay Like the chickadee, with whom they have the good taste to be fond of associating, they are always busy and cheerful, appearing not to mind either snow-storm or low temperature. The Foot-path Way We have now named four birds, the chickadee, the goldfinch, the brown thrush, and the towhee,—birds so diverse in plumage that no eye could fail to discriminate them at a glance. Birds in the Bush I sat for hours in the woods one day, watching a pair of chickadees feeding their young ones. Wild Life on the Rockies The chickadee often lights on the backs of domestic cattle and plucks out hair with which to line some snug cavity near by for his nest. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year In his valuable manual, "Birds of Eastern North America," Dr. Frank M. Chapman calls the little black-capped chickadee an "animated bunch of black and white feathers." Our Bird Comrades Then, on the 27th, as I sat at my desk, a chickadee chirped outside. The Foot-path Way Let our first example, then, be the common black-capped titmouse, or chickadee. Birds in the Bush Twittering of sleepy chickadees were heard among the pines, and out in the lake a loon laughed. The Huntress Whatever it was, during such a year, it seems certain that scores more of chickadee babies manage to live to grow up than is usually the case. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Dr. Chapman says that on two occasions chickadees have flown down and perched on his hand, giving him the feeling that he was being taken into their confidence. Our Bird Comrades The bird sounds which attract attention during the winter are the cheerful notes of the chickadee, the bold clarion call of the blue jay, and the sharp tap, tap, tap, of the downy woodpecker. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study No matter how bitter the wind or how deep the snow, you will never find the chickadee, as the saying is, under the weather. Birds in the Bush One day a lot of Vassar girls came to visit me, and I led them out to the little sassafras to see the chickadee's nest. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs Catbirds and robins are among the most abundant breeders, while chickadees and white-breasted nuthatches are less often seen. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year He examined the craws of twenty-eight chickadees, nineteen of them secured in the winter and nine in the spring. Our Bird Comrades Literature: Do you know the chickadee, In his brownish ashen coat, With a cap so black and jaunty, And a black patch on his throat? Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study But the chickadee seems to be exempt from all forebodings. Birds in the Bush I was much interested in seeing a brood of chickadees, reared on my premises, venture upon their first flight. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs Sparrows may hover about him and peck in vain; chickadees may clutch the dangling finger and pound with all their tiny might. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year In the state of Michigan, where his observations were made, he thinks that a fair average is seven chickadees to the square mile. Our Bird Comrades Some animals put on warmer clothing: Examples—fox, mink, otter, rabbit, horse, cow, partridge, chickadee. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Probably the chickadee's nature is not of the deepest. Birds in the Bush The woodpeckers make a cavity when a suitable trunk or branch is found, but the chickadee, with its small, sharp beak, rarely does so; it usually smooths and deepens one already formed. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs In winter some one species of bird usually predominates, most often, perhaps, it is the black-capped chickadee. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year I recall having once watched a pair of chickadees hollowing the upper end of a truncated sassafras tree that was half decayed. Our Bird Comrades The chickadee is one of the brave little spirits who spends the entire winter with us, Fig. Bird Houses Boys Can Build He is like the chickadee, and yet different. Birds in the Bush While climbing the ridge, I saw my first mountain chickadee, capering about in the trees. Birds of the Rockies What good luck must have come to the chickadee race during the preceding summer? The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year It would be impossible to tell how many chickadee nests I have found in all the years of my bird study. Our Bird Comrades Of course you like them, chickadees, and they look very pretty with your light frocks. Patty's Summer Days The goldfinch has the advantage of the titmouse in several respects, but he lacks that sprightliness, that exceeding light-heartedness, which is the chickadee's most endearing characteristic. Birds in the Bush The chickadee flashed in and out of the orifice, carrying food to her little ones, surreptitiously executing her housewifely duties. Birds of the Rockies All right, chickadee; far be it from me to intrude. Patty's Social Season Instead of clinging to the upright bole of a tree, Master Nuthatch perched crosswise on a twig like a robin or a chickadee, and smoothed his ruffled plumes. Our Bird Comrades Neither weasel nor wood-mice, nor the chickadees which came to eye him saucily, seemed to the big ram worth a moment's attention. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life At the same time, he is not full of continual merriment like the chickadee, nor occasionally in a rapture like the goldfinch. Birds in the Bush A mountain chickadee's nest was also found, and here I heard for the first time one of these birds sing. Birds of the Rockies Before many minutes, all the chickadees, nuthatches, and woodpeckers within hearing had arrived, and had taken sides with Jay. Bird Stories It is the warning call of the tomtit or chickadee, which we soon espy tilting about on his trapeze of twigs in the trees or bushes. Our Bird Comrades All kinds of birds nest in them, from the chickadee to the barred duck. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 He made his appearance one morning in October, along with a company of chickadees and other birds, and at once took up his quarters on a maple-tree near the Ether monument. Birds in the Bush One little bird added to our list in the gorge above Graymont was the mountain chickadee, which was found thereafter up to the timber-line. Birds of the Rockies Their feather suits are so warm that some of our smallest and weakest birds are able to stay with us, like the chickadee and the golden-crowned kinglet. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes The chickadees and titmice seem to be a sort of sentry for the company. Our Bird Comrades The boy followed, but before he could catch it, the dog had turned into a chickadee and had flown away. Thirty Indian Legends Thrushes and jays, wrens and chickadees, finches and warblers, all would be singing one grand medley. Birds in the Bush Raw as the morning was, the hermit thrushes, mountain chickadees, Audubon's warblers, gray-headed juncos, and ruby-crowned kinglets were giving a lively rehearsal. Birds of the Rockies "Were it not for me", Said a chickadee, "Not a single flower on earth would be; For under the ground they soundly sleep, And never venture an upward peep, Till they hear from me, Chickadee-dee-dee!" Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature A little chickadee perched on the window-sill outside and bobbed his head sideways to look in, and then pecked impatiently at the glass. The Queen's Twin and Other Stories These four are the white-breasted nuthatch, tufted titmouse, downy woodpecker, and the merry little chickadee. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State To illustrate the chickadee's trustfulness, I may mention that a friend of mine captured one in a butterfly-net, and, carrying him into the house, let him loose in the sitting-room. Birds in the Bush When a chickadee lilted near at hand the men started nervously and the girl uttered a low cry; even a bird’s note had power to trip their nervous tension. Joan of Arc of the North Woods They saw the tracks of deer and wolves and partridge, and encountered a few jays, chickadees, and woodpeckers. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Among the first to arrive will probably be the blue jay, chickadee, or black-capped titmouse, and one or more of the woodpeckers. Bird Day; How to prepare for it They were under-sized, weazened, shrewd, sly little scamps, and appeared not to have the resolution of chickadees, but had a singular genius for getting others into trouble. The Eagle's Heart You may possibly walk to Brookline and back without hearing a chickadee, or a blue jay, or even a goldfinch; but you will never miss sight and sound of the crows. Birds in the Bush There were others to be fed—blue jays, chickadees, sparrows, and crows; and then a flock of pheasants. Peggy in Her Blue Frock Why! his head looked like a woodpecker’s, and his tail looked like a chickadee’s, and his legs were long enough for a killdeer!” Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin Mr. E. H. Forbush, Ornithologist of the Board of Agriculture of Massachusetts, states that the stomachs of four chickadees contained 1,028 eggs of the cankerworm. Bird Day; How to prepare for it These are devoured by the nuthatches, creepers, and chickadees. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition It was a revelation to me that a chickadee could possibly sit still so long. Birds in the Bush The chickadee fluttered about for a moment, and noticing the friendliness in Phyllis's tones he perched a little closer to her side. Stories of Birds The chickadee has too slender a beak for such work, and usually spends the winter nights in natural cavities or in the abandoned holes of Downy. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Now, chickadee," she said, when Marian told her the dilemma she was in, "you just let me have that nice big gray cat of yours. Little Maid Marian Throughout the winter a single chickadee will destroy great numbers of the eggs of the cankerworm moth and of the plant louse. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition This may be well illustrated by a comparison of the chickadee with the brown thrush. Birds in the Bush "You may always know a chickadee by the white markings there." Stories of Birds Then he may come upon a troop of chickadees, with a nuthatch or two in their wake, and maybe a downy woodpecker. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers But cheerily the chickadee Singeth to me on fence and tree; The snow sails round him as he sings, White as the down of angels’ wings. The Literary World Seventh Reader The chickadee eats great quantities of these eggs. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The chickadees were put to little or no inconvenience, since what was a desperate makeshift to the others was to them only an every-day affair. Birds in the Bush "Indeed," said the jolly little chickadee, blinking his eyes in a funny way, "my brothers say the very same thing!" Stories of Birds Evidently the nuthatch thinks there must be food where the chickadees flit and call so cheerily, and the woodpecker is probably drawn to the nuthatch for a similar reason. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers White Mountain's special pet was a tiny chickadee. I Married a Ranger Wrens, bluebirds, chickadees, martins, and some other varieties are all glad to set up housekeeping in man-made houses. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The chickadee, on the other hand, seldom gets mention as a singer. Birds in the Bush Phyllis looked from her own thick red leggings to the chickadee's light blue legs. Stories of Birds One cold day in midwinter, when I was walking through the snowless woods, I saw chickadees, nuthatches, and woodpeckers upon the ground, and upon roots and fallen branches. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Comparatively few species remained all winter, the nuthatch, chickadee, owl, prairie chicken, quail, and a few stragglers from the main flocks of ducks, jays, hawks, and bluebirds. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Black-capped precentor of the avian choir, the chickadee sounds two sweet tones, clear and musical, like keynotes blown from a silver pipe. Some Summer Days in Iowa These remarks are made, not with any reference to the chickadee,—I admit no possibility of exaggeration in his case,—but as leading to a mention of the golden-crested kinglet. Birds in the Bush The chickadee chirruped and twittered and fluttered until Phyllis suddenly saw that he was laughing at her. Stories of Birds The chickadees were clinging to the ends of the sprays, as usual, apparently very busy looking for food, and all the time uttering their shrill plaint. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers The brave, frost-defying chickadees and nuthatches stayed all the year wholly independent of farms and man's food and affairs. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth The shrike is his worst enemy, the swift swoop of his cruel beak being always fatal in a flock of chickadees. Ways of Wood Folk Chickadee, dee, he calls,—chickadee, dee; and though the words have no exact equivalent in English, their meaning is felt by all such as are worthy to hear them. Birds in the Bush "But, chickadee, though you are so cheery and gay in winter, are you not really happier in the summer-time?" Stories of Birds The jays bossed the woodpeckers, the woodpeckers bossed the chickadees, and the chickadees bossed the kinglet. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers But all the blessed company of mere songbirds, warblers, robins, thrushes, orioles, with nuthatches, chickadees, blue jays, woodpeckers, etc., counted only one head each. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Just in front a chickadee hung and twittered among the birch twigs. Ways of Wood Folk The merry chickadees divide their time between the rustling, ragged bark of the red birches and the withered heads of heath-aster and blue vervain below. Some Winter Days in Iowa "Oh, we are so busy in summer," the chickadee replied. Stories of Birds The chickadee turns that bead-like eye of his in all directions incessantly, lest something seize him while he is not looking. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers A hole an inch in diameter will admit a wren or chickadee and bar out a sparrow, but it will also keep out most of the other birds. Outdoor Sports and Games If you ask the boy there who tells you the law, "Why not a chickadee as well as a sparrow?" he shakes his head as of yore, and answers dogmatically: "'Cause you mustn't." Ways of Wood Folk A chickadee emerges from his hole in the decaying trunk of a red oak and cheeps softly as he flies to the branch of a slippery elm. Some Winter Days in Iowa "If need be, we could, indeed," replied the chickadee. Stories of Birds While the jays are feeding, swallowing morsel after morsel very rapidly, the chickadees flit about in an anxious, peevish manner, lest there be none left for themselves. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers The chickadee and nut-hatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers, and we shall return to these last as to more vulgar companions. Initial Studies in American Letters I was weaving an idle history of the old fence, when a chickadee twittered in the pine behind me. Ways of Wood Folk A chickadee and one of the nuthatches see a tempting morsel at the same time. Some Winter Days in Iowa "But you did not disturb us," said the chickadee, "though we were dreadfully frightened at first." Stories of Birds The chickadee also will carry away what it cannot eat. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter's day, when the meadow-mice come out by the wall-sides, and the chickadee lisps in the defiles of the wood? Initial Studies in American Letters Instead of making a fuss and betraying it, as other birds might do, they lit on the rail before me, and were as sociable as only chickadees know how to be. Ways of Wood Folk Next to the chickadee, he is the tamest bird of the woodlands. Some Winter Days in Iowa Twenty little chickadees, Sitting in a row; Twenty pairs of naked feet Buried in the snow. Stories of Birds The chickadees soon discovered them, and fell to carrying them off as fast as ever they could, distributing them among the branches of the Norway spruces. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers At break of day we heard the chirrup of the chickadee, the sparrow. Children of the Market Place Simple as their little device was, it deceived me at first, and would have deceived me permanently had I not known something of chickadees' ways, and found the nest while they were away. Ways of Wood Folk Surely the chickadee is one of the dearest little fellows that fly. Some Winter Days in Iowa Sorry little chickadees, Don't you know the way? Stories of Birds One of the chickadees seized this; it was all he could carry, but he made off with it. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers That was the song that he sang to me— Sang from his perch in the willow tree— Chickadee, chickadee, chickadee-dee. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems For two hours or more I sat there beside the pine thicket, while the chickadees came and went. Ways of Wood Folk The chickadee wears a black cap with a white vest and a blue-gray coat, completing his costume with a black necktie, and he is perfectly willing to sit for you and have his picture taken. Some Winter Days in Iowa Chilly little chickadees, Sitting in a row, Chilly little chickadees, Buried in the snow, Don't you find it very cold For your little feet? Stories of Birds My chickadees, true to this rule, pass the arctic winter nights in little cavities in the trunks of trees like the woodpeckers. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers I see you feed your chickadees and sparrows, because they are so tame and fearless. Memories and Anecdotes As the afternoon wore away, and the sun dropped into the pine tops, the chickadees grew hungry, and left their work until the morrow. Ways of Wood Folk Nuthatches, woodpeckers, and chickadees join the English sparrows in begging crumbs and scraps around the kitchen door. Some Winter Days in Iowa Hungry little chickadees, Would you like some bread? Stories of Birds As I did so, out came the chickadee and scolded sharply. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Several woodpeckers, kingfishers, jays, bluebird, kingbird, chickadee, snow bunting; several sparrows, including, fortunately, the white-crowned, white-throat and song, but now, unfortunately, the English as well. Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador An Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation at Quebec, January, 1911 No other birds interested me now till the chickadees came back. Ways of Wood Folk Not a crow, nor a jay, nor a chickadee had heart enough to cheep. Roof and Meadow Song—two or three clear long whistles and the chirping of his own name, "chickadee." Stories of Birds The tender, plaintive love-note of the chickadee is heard here and there in the woods. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers After the woodpeckers have abandoned their nests, or rather chambers, which they do after the first season, their cousins, the nuthatches, chickadees, and brown creepers, fall heir to them. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs A flock of chickadees came down with sunny greetings, fearless, trustful, never obtrusive. Ways of Wood Folk The sparrows, robins, chickadees, meadow larks and orioles are all examples of birds who help in this way. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. "They are neither like the robin's nor the chickadee's nests." Stories of Birds It is the robin, catbird, thrush, bluebird, dove, woodpecker, chickadee, phoebe, tanager and other birds of the lawn, the garden and orchard that afford good hunting for sly and savage old Thomas. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The busier chickadees and creepers searched the twigs and trunks, interpolating occasional remarks. The Rules of the Game In Walden wood the chickadee Runs round the pine and maple tree Intent on insect slaughter: O tufted entomologist! Poems Household Edition Now and then little troops of birds of many kinds passed—wood-hewers, ant-thrushes, tanagers, flycatchers; as in the spring and fall similar troops of warblers, chickadees, and nuthatches pass through our northern woods. Through the Brazilian Wilderness No, indeed, no robin or chickadee could build such nests as the swallow. Stories of Birds You will then realize that to this country every woodpecker, chickadee, titmouse, creeper and warbler is easily worth its weight in gold. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The squirrels, Stellar's jays, woodpeckers, nuthatches and chickadees were very busy scurrying here and there, screaming gossip, or moving diligently and methodically as their natures were. The Rules of the Game A chickadee flitted to a large bird feeder and flew back toward the woods. O+F Earlier, with the chickadee on her shoulder, she was a child of the universe. Joe Burke's Last Stand Bright-eyed deer mice peeped at her from under old logs, the chickadees, nuthatches, and jays started an investigating committee to learn if anything interesting to them was occurring. At the Foot of the Rainbow Nail up fat pork, or large chunks of suet, on the south sides of conspicuous trees, and encourage the woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees and titmice to remain in your woods through the long and dreary winter. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Birds find grateful homes here—grouse, chickadees, and linnets, of which we saw large flocks that had a delightfully enlivening effect. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon A dozen species of warblers lisp music-box phrases, two or three sparrows whistle a cheerful repertoire, the nuthatches and chickadees toot away in blissful bourgeoisie. The Forest A young chickadee flew toward her, pausing briefly on low branches. Joe Burke's Last Stand We heard the sound of the chickadee, and a few faintly lisping birds, and also of ducks in the water about the island. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 On three or four occasions I have enticed a chickadee to my hand at the first attempt, while in other cases it has taken from fifteen minutes to a whole day. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation "And now to bed, chickadees," cried their father, "it's long past nine!" Marjorie's New Friend The squirrel scurried away in a rage; the chickadee hopped to a safe retreat, and even the saucy camp-robber considered it wise to flap lazily to the top of the cabin. The Fourth Watch A quick whirring of wings and the chickadee was ten yards farther on its way. Joe Burke's Last Stand The chickadee, which is at home alike in the primitive woods and in our wood-lots, still retains its confidence in the towns to a remarkable degree. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 Each nuthatch, creeper and chickadee is worth from five to ten dollars, according to local circumstances. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation But in the winter it was only the kindly birds that came to us—sweet chickadee and the talkative crows. Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs A lively chickadee was cheeping from a tall spruce, and a bold camp-robber was hopping in front of the cabin door picking up morsels of food which were occasionally cast forth. The Fourth Watch Willow told them about the chickadee and about playing Cripple Creek. Joe Burke's Last Stand The kingfisher flew before us, the pigeon woodpecker was seen and heard, and nuthatches and chickadees close at hand. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 A jay screamed somewhere deep in the yellowing woods; black-capped chickadees dropped from twig to twig, cheeping inquiringly. The Fighting Chance The little red-bellied nuthatches, the chickadees, and little brown creepers, threading the furrows of the bark of the pines, searching for food in the crevices. The Yosemite Many yellow-throated warblers, silent as yet, were commonly in the live-oaks, and innumerable myrtle birds, also silent, with prairie warblers, black-and-white creepers, solitary vireos, an occasional chickadee, and many more. A Florida Sketch-Book In the woods there were mountain chickadees and nuthatches of various kinds, together with an occasional woodpecker. American Big Game in Its Haunts Such are the crow, the blue jay, the chickadee, the partridge, and the quail, who may be called regular inhabitants, though perhaps all of them wander occasionally from one district to another. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 We hear no sounds all the day outside the cabin but the merry calls of chickadees, until in mid-afternoon an unwelcome "Halloa!" tells us the wagon is come to take us down to Riverby. Our Friend John Burroughs His ear was thrilled with the vesper song of the whippoorwill, the lisping of the chickadee among the evergreens, and the slumber call of the toads. History of American Literature Then it transpired that my mysterious warbler was not a warbler at all, but the Carolina chickadee. A Florida Sketch-Book A flock of chickadees approached near enough to gather the crumbs that were thrown to them. Nature's Serial Story The winter seems to be the season of holiday enjoyment to the chickadee, and he is never so evidently and conspicuously contented as in very cold weather. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 The note of the wood pewee is a human sigh; the chickadee has a call full of unspeakable tenderness and fidelity. Locusts and Wild Honey A naturalist like J. Alden Loring can by patient effort win the confidence of a chickadee, or a phoebe bird, and bring it literally to his finger. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations At other times he breaks out with a characteristic volley of fine chickadee notes, and runs without a break into the see-toi, see-too, with a highly pleasing effect. A Florida Sketch-Book We all know the lively black-capped chickadees that fly around in flocks throughout the winter. Nature's Serial Story The common chickadee destroys in twenty-five days more than a hundred thousand eggs of the cankerworm moth, and the chickadee is one of our smallest birds. Friends and Helpers The chickadee is indeed a truly Emersonian bird, and the poet shows him to be both a hero and a philosopher. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers The chickadees were silent at first, but now they approach by little journeys, as if to make our acquaintance. Winter Sunshine The Southern chickadee, it should be said, is not to be distinguished from its Northern relative—in the bush, I mean—except by its notes. A Florida Sketch-Book In migrating northward, the males have abandoned their nests, or rather chambers, which they do after the first season, their cousins, the nuthatches, chickadees, and brown creepers, fall heir to them. Wake-Robin When winter comes a piece of tallow in the trees will prove a rich treat to the chickadee, and a few seeds scattered on the snow will make a feast for the hardy snowbirds. Friends and Helpers Think what virtue there must be in an ounce of gnats or mosquitoes, or in the fine mysterious food the chickadee and the brown creeper gather in the winter woods! Birds and Poets : with Other Papers Only the more hardy remain to enjoy the grandeur of the winter ocean like the chickadees and cardinal grosbeaks that enliven our winter woods. See America First The major is scarcely a bird of which you can make a pet in your mind, as you may of the chickadee, for instance, or the bluebird, or the hermit thrush. A Florida Sketch-Book There is also a Western chickadee, a Western chewink, a Western blue jay, a Western bluebird, a Western song sparrow, Western grouse, quail, hen-hawk, etc. Wake-Robin Two chickadees upside down uttering liquid undertones, searched busily for insects next their heads. The Blazed Trail A little black woodpecker with a yellow crest ran nimbly up and down the tree-trunks for some time and then flitted away with a party of chickadees and nut-hatches. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches From an elm tree, an oriole answers his bold challenge in his rich voice, while a band of chickadees indulge in their querulous calls as they inspect each leaf and twig for larva and eggs. See America First Whether bluebirds, nut-hatches, and chickadees—birds that pass the night in cavities of trees—ever run into the clutches of the dozing owl, I should be glad to know. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers But cheerily the chickadee Singeth to me on fence and tree; The snow sails round him as he sings, White as the down of angels' wings. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 He heard the cheerful little chickadee; he saw the grave nuthatch with its appearance of a total lack of humor; he glimpsed a black-and-white woodpecker or so, and was reviled by a ribald blue jay. The Blazed Trail Even the chickadees are hard pressed to keep up appearances and have their sweet love note ready at the first smell of spring in the air. Secret of the Woods Friendly as the chickadee is and Dr. Abbott declares it the tamest bird we have it prefers well-timbered districts, especially where there are red-bud trees, when it is time to nest. Bird Neighbors The wrens and the nut-hatches and chickadees succeed to these abandoned cavities, and often have amusing disputes over them. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers She hears a chickadee: "Far off I hear him talking The way smooth bright pebbles Drop into water." Poems By a Little Girl Very likely little birds Have their thoughts too deep for word, But we know, and all agree, That the world would dreary be Without birds, dear chickadee! Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper and Other Stories The fearless, familiar chickadee repeats his name merrily, while he leads his family to explore every nook and cranny of the wood. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness A few, like the chickadees, quivered their wings, opened their little mouths, fluttered down tiny but aggressive against the disaster. The Riverman The nut-hatches frequently pass the night in them, and the wrens and chickadees nest in them. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers The chickadee in the appletree Talks all the time very gently. Poems By a Little Girl But one season the nest of a chickadee which I was observing was broken up in a position where nothing but a mouse could have reached it. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers Only the chickadee, impudent as ever, retreated scolding rather ostentatiously, and the jays, splendid in their ornate blue, screamed opinions at each other from the tops of trees. The Riverman |
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