Although they visit backyard bird feeders less often in spring and summer, when insects are at their peak. However, chickadees lay as many as 10 eggs per year, and that’s a lot of mouths to feed.

The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird brightens winter days ... especially in late spring and summer when the black-capped’s white wing edgings are ...

There is nothing like spring. Just stand outside for a minute or two and you will hear what I mean. Birds are singing. From all corners of the prairies, forests and backyards the birds are singing ...

Chickadees are plump, sparrow-sized birds with tiny beaks ... yard area maybe once or twice a month from mid-fall through mid-spring and I do observe them reliably year-round in the willow ...