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Carolina chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
34.5034, -82.6501
Field Notes
Description:
Small chickadee with gray upperparts, distinct black cap and bib, dull white cheeks, and white underparts with rust-brown flanks. Short, black bill. When disturbed in its nest during incubation, it will hiss and strike intruders, similar to how a snake would act.
Habitat:
Occurs as far north as Delaware, central Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and as far west as Oklahoma and central Texas. Common throughout the southeast U.S. except for extreme southern Florida. Frequents deciduous and mixed woodlands, swamps, riparian areas, open woods, and parks; also found in suburban and urban areas.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 28, 2011
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