chickadee
noun
chick·a·dee
ˈchi-kə-(ˌ)dē 
: any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice, usually have the crown of the head distinctly darker than the body, and have sometimes been placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
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All American species, such as chickadees, and their close relatives in the Old World, such as willow and marsh tits, are large-scale food-hoarders.
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Anders Brodin, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Linda Scher followed this one, which was in a group of other chickadees and American goldfinches flitting through broad-leaf cattails in Richfield, Minnesota.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Some prefer plants, like the trumpeter swan, while others specialize in seeds or small insects, like chickadees.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 6 May 2024
More than 325 bird species use the Mississippi Flyway each year, including sparrows, warblers, owls, ducks, plovers, cranes, chickadees and many more.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
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Anders Brodin, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
Linda Scher followed this one, which was in a group of other chickadees and American goldfinches flitting through broad-leaf cattails in Richfield, Minnesota.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Some prefer plants, like the trumpeter swan, while others specialize in seeds or small insects, like chickadees.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 6 May 2024
More than 325 bird species use the Mississippi Flyway each year, including sparrows, warblers, owls, ducks, plovers, cranes, chickadees and many more.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
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chickadee
noun
chick·a·dee
ˈchik-ə-(ˌ)dē
: any of several small North American birds with the top of the head black or brown
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