FALMOUTH — Mainers have been driving around with a black-capped chickadee on their license plates for 19 years, thinking they are proudly displaying the state bird. They may not be. The Maine ...

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

Bird names, both common and scientific, try to help clarify which bird is which. For black-capped chickadees, that means Poecile atricapillus for the Latin name, and any number of regional names.

Scientists studying black-capped chickadees discovered the birds go into hypothermia on winter nights, slowing their metabolism and reducing their body temperature.

Two Chickadee species may be seen in the Berkshires, provided you are lucky. The black-capped chickadee has been here year-round, and in many habitats from heavy woods to backyards. It is one of our ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected].

FORT SILL, Okla., Feb. 9, 2017 -- The most famous bird here, the black-capped vireo, is in the process of being promoted (or demoted, depending on one's point of view). Currently on the endangered ...

State Rep. Betty Austin, with help from Skowhegan fourth-graders, will bring the question as to which breed of chickadee should be the state bird to a legislative committee on Wednesday.

Other birds, such as bluebirds, survive the cold by huddling together, but that appears not to be the case for black-capped chickadees in the north. Roosting alone seems to fit their character ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska --Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998.The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest city with ...