Birds in Wisconsin can be divided into two basic groups: those that migrate in winter and those that stick around. Species we see year-round in the Badger State include the black-capped chickadee ...

No. Some bird species - such as the northern cardinal and black-capped chickadee in Wisconsin - are permanent residents in Wisconsin. Of the more than 650 species of North American breeding birds ...

For some small birds, like chickadees and finches, fat can account for more than 10% of their winter body weight. For birds that skip migration, the energy they save and build up becomes crucial ...

Walz explains the role nests play and the different types of nests that birds in Wisconsin make ... “If the wood is really soft, a chickadee can hollow out their own nest, they are cavity ...

The invasion began in early April. I was cleaning the garage (okay, I was pretending to clean the garage) when I noticed a flicker from the corner of my eye.

The planet’s birds make a lot of different sounds communicating a wide variety of messages. The petite Black-capped chickadee emits ... from the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently used ...

How is it that a bird weighing barely more than a few sheets of paper is more comfortable in this storm than I am? The answer comes down to the chickadees’ incredible spatial cognitive abilities.

listen for the sound of one of our most common birds: The Black-capped Chickadee. The chickadee’s namesake “chickadee-dee-dee” call is one of the most familiar birdsongs in every season ...