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Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus

Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus

Aves > Passeriformes > Paridae

Names in different Languages

GermanSchwarzkopfmeise
EnglishBlack-capped Chickadee
FrenchMésange à tête noire
SpanishCarbonero cabecinegro, Carbonero de capucha negra

Description

Black-capped Chickadee is a small songbird which can be observed around Montreal all seasons. They are used to urban live but prefer to stay in parks.

How to Identify

There have a black cap from top till the height of the eyes, a black throat. The rest of the head is white. Wings are light grey and body yellowish. They are very fast and agile flyers. To take photos in flight make sure that set up allows shutter speed of at least 1/3200s.

Where When to Spot

Black-capped Chickadee can be observed all year long in parks in and around the city. Although used to humans, they even pick food from your palms, this chickadee species remains within the vegetation of parks.

Photos

Videos

You can watch these videos and many more on Muuuh's YouTube Channel.

Observations

2023-04-12Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies
2023-04-08Parc Angrignon
2023-04-02Parc Angrignon
2023-03-25Belvédère Outremont
2023-03-18Parc Angrignon
2023-03-11Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies
2023-02-12Parc Angrignon
2023-01-28Parc Angrignon
2023-01-21Parc Angrignon
2022-10-16Parc Bernard-Landry

Last updated on 2023-05-06. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.