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 ...

The emptiness of nature’s winter pantry is giving way to an abundant buffet as our migrating birds return. Maple and basswood trees extend a welcome, offering up sweet ambrosia to sustain ...

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 ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count, in which members of the public are asked to count the birds they see or hear for at least 15 ...