The placement of your bird feeder matters. Here’s how to bring all the birds to your yard while keeping them safe, healthy ...

Unicoi County Summer Count took place Saturday, June 14, with 15 observers in six parties. Sharp-eyed counters tallied 107 ...

Looking to attract some feathered friends to your back yard? Here's some guidance on building your own bird garden.

Discover how mountain chickadees use complex calls to communicate food sources, social interactions, and predator presence.

Ideally, you should position your bird feeder around 10 feet away from trees or shrubs to prevent squirrels from jumping onto it. It's best to keep your feeder at least 30 feet away from windows or ...

However, chickadees are unusual in that they sing very simple songs relative to the complexity of their calls. Research suggests this is largely due to their social structure and complex environments.

Four of North America’s seven chickadee species live here in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the black-capped variety is the most common.

Chickadees are plump, sparrow-sized birds with tiny beaks. Mountain chickadees are a bit larger and stockier than the black-capped chickadee. Both species have a black cap and throat with a ...

Going Back to the Moon, Researching Chickadee Hybrids and Understanding Addiction This month’s issue covers the reasons it’s so hard to go back to the moon, the science of empathy and new ...

Unlike migratory species, chickadees spend their entire lives including winters in the same locations and food caches are critical for their overwinter survival.

“Combined with our previous results showing that spatial cognition is critical for survival during chickadee’s first year of life, and that variation in cognitive abilities is associated with genetic ...