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Chickadee

We have lots of chickadees visiting our bird feeder. They like the sunflower seeds and carry one away to a branch where they hammer it open with their beak.

 

Chickadees make their chickadee-dee-dee call using increasing numbers of dee notes when they are alarmed. They also have a gargling call, often given aggressively when a lower-ranking bird gets close to a higher-ranking one; also exchanged between members of a pair. Black-capped Chickadees make a high pitched see as a high-intensity alarm call, often when a fast-approaching predator is detected. When chickadees hear this call, they freeze in position until they hear a chickadee-dee call signifying “all clear.” High see calls most often given by males. (Cornell University Ornithology website)

 

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