Interesting.
As the adult approaches the nest it often vocalized a "chickadee-Dee-Dee"
to announce its presence. I hear the wee-ones when I put my ear to the nest
hole. I'm giving them as much privacy as they need although the adult
often flies over my head coming to and fro
And a pair of Caro
I would guess that that is two adults Pete. We had a family nesting in a nest
box hanging from our birdfeeder tree a couple of years ago. The parents were
frantically gathering beakfuls of insects and zooming into the box then
stopping for a quick sunflower seed on their way back to hunt for the
Very cool.
I have a brood of chickadees who will be fledging soon. An adult has been
feverishly bringing caterpillars for days. They decided to nest in a old
decorative log on my porch that has a woodpecker hole in it.
They are wonderful company.
Pete Sar
On Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 12:38 PM Linda Orkin
I’m sitting on my front porch on Muriel street listening to a young chickadee
practicing and mimicking adult parent’s song. His song has a more slurry less
crisp whistle to it and he’s mostly just doing the first note of “hey sweetie”.
The adult is up on a higher branch and singing his complete
