Pixie Herbert lives in a yurt at 8,000 feet in Wyoming. Her essay reveals the magic of the wildness around her and the power ...

While some birds disappear from northern yards in the winter, this adorable, social species sticks around and is relatively ...

The black-capped chickadee is universally adored as a feeder guest. Learn more about their song, nest and more.

The Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse and white-breasted nuthatch have a reputation of being fearless, curious and friendly.

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 ...

Birds don’t get enough credit for the magnificent creatures they are. Many people have heard a black-capped chickadee ...

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 ...

Mountain chickadees in Boulder have evolved a different tune to avoid getting mixed up with their cousins, according to a new CU Boulder-led study published Oct. 9 in the Journal of Evolutionary ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sofia Marie Haley, University of Nevada, Reno (THE CONVERSATION) I approach a flock of ...

For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch —a joint program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada —to track long-term changes in ...

Discover why some birds flock together with other species during winter and learn how to spot mixed flock behavior for ...

Q: Do birds of one species “talk” to other bird species? A: That’s an excellent question and the answer falls into the “It depends” category. We hear birds singing loudly in the spring, but each ...