How to Speak Chickadee! What are the chickadees saying near you? Chickadees are cute little songbirds that are very vocal In my region I have Black Capped Chickadees There songs are soft and short, and they sound like “Hey Sweetie” There companion calls, like most song birds, are just little chips And their alarm call is where they get their name from Chick a dee dee An interesting note about the chickadee alarm call is that the more dees at the end of the call the higher the perceived threat fr

These mountain chickadee parents have been spending much of their time foraging for food to feed their young who are safely hidden away inside this lodgepole pine tree. Their nests are often found in tree cavities like this one and are made out of bark fibers, moss, animal hair, and feathers. Mountain chickadees feed mostly on a wide variety of insects, seeds, and berries. At first, the female will spend a lot of time with the young chicks while the male brings most of the food; later, both pare