Hi Forum! 
Well, yesterday was the excitement of the pileated woodpeckers war almost right in my front yard. Today was something a little different but just as special.
While out for my morning exercise (a half hour walk over two steep hills), I was strolling along listening to the chickadees and nuthatches chatter. I finally realized that I was hearing somehthing different in the mix too. Boreal chickadees! A whole flock of 'em! I haven't seen any since last winter and haven't seen any that close to my yard ( less than a half mile) in about 4 years!
I used to describe their sound as a black cap with laryngitis but I realized this morning that they sound more like a black cap on helium!
It also looked to me this morning that they are smaller than black caps. Is this accurate?
Such adorable little ones! It was a real joy to be able to stand there and watch them chase each other around the tagalder branches.
Well, yesterday was the excitement of the pileated woodpeckers war almost right in my front yard. Today was something a little different but just as special.
While out for my morning exercise (a half hour walk over two steep hills), I was strolling along listening to the chickadees and nuthatches chatter. I finally realized that I was hearing somehthing different in the mix too. Boreal chickadees! A whole flock of 'em! I haven't seen any since last winter and haven't seen any that close to my yard ( less than a half mile) in about 4 years!
I used to describe their sound as a black cap with laryngitis but I realized this morning that they sound more like a black cap on helium!
It also looked to me this morning that they are smaller than black caps. Is this accurate?
Such adorable little ones! It was a real joy to be able to stand there and watch them chase each other around the tagalder branches.
