"The little Blacked-capped Chickadee is the embodiment of cheerfulness,
verve and courage. It can boast no elegant plumes, and it makes no claims
as a songster, yet this blithe woodland sprite is a distinctive character,
and is a bird masterpiece beyond all praise. It is spruce and smart in its
plain black, gray and white livery; and its cheery, cordial notes are the
'open sesame' to woodland secrets. Follow the call of the Chickadee and
it will introduce you to its brethren and to a sociable gathering of kinglets,
nuthatches, a Downy Woodpecker or two, and possibably a Brown Creeper......"
(Natural History of the Birds of Eastern and Central N.America, 1939)
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To students writing reports: You may you these pages as a source for reports/projects as long as my name, title, and URL appear(Christina Bergner , Black-capped Chickadees,
http://geocities.datacellar.net/RainForest/Vines/3905 ) in the literature cited section of the paper.
