chickadee
noun
chick·a·dee
ˈchi-kə-(ˌ)dē 
: any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice, usually have the crown of the head distinctly darker than the body, and have sometimes been placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
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There would be, for her, no thrilling thunk of a landing jay, no chickadee wings fanning her ears.
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Once the chickadees learned the location of the reward-dispensing feeders, the locations were changed.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
And there’s a lot of hidden drama in chickadees’ world, as author Rebecca Heisman relates.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Replace sunflower seeds with safflower to attract grosbeaks, cardinals and chickadees.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Once the chickadees learned the location of the reward-dispensing feeders, the locations were changed.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2024
And there’s a lot of hidden drama in chickadees’ world, as author Rebecca Heisman relates.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Replace sunflower seeds with safflower to attract grosbeaks, cardinals and chickadees.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
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chickadee
noun
chick·a·dee
ˈchik-ə-(ˌ)dē
: any of several small North American birds with the top of the head black or brown
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