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verdin

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) is a Passerine bird which is the lone member of the family Remizidae in North America.  Others species are in the Old World. The live in desert areas of the US southwest, and Mexico. VERDIN (Auriparus flaviceps) click image to open photo gallery VERDIN (Auriparus […]

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pigmy nuthatch

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Nuthatches are small birds in the family Sittidae that go down trees head first.  The Pigmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)  has a discontinuous range in the west from Mexico to Canada, usually in association with Conifers. The Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) is associated with pine forests in the southeastern US and

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paridae links

Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Paridae (Chickadees & Titmice) Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. Black-crested Titmouse Tufted Titmouse Oak Titmouse Bridled Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Carolina Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Boreal Chickadee Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL

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paridae

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Paridae is a family of birds in the Order Passeriformes and includes tits, titmice & chickadees. Many species live around humans and come to feeders. PARIDAE (Chickadees, Titmouses,) click on image to see gallery of species BLACK-CRESTED TITMOUSE (Baeolophus atricristatus) OAK TITMOUSE (Baeolophus inornatus) BRIDLED TITMOUSE (Baeolophus wollweberi) CAROLINA

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boreal chickadee

Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus), as indicated in its name, lives in the boreal forests of the US and Canada.  They sometimes move southward in winter somewhat, but increasingly less frequently.   BOREAL CHICKADEE (Poecile hudsonicus) click on picture to open gallery of photos BOREAL CHICKADEE (Poecile hudsonicus) Facebook-f Chicago,

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