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sonj Senior Member Registered: February 2004 Location: moultonborough Posts: 350	This bird was watching me as I was snapping photos on our patio here on Lake Winni in Moutonboro.Not sure of the type of bird
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Pepper

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Registered: April 2004
Location: Laconia, NH
Posts: 1,284

Sun October 1, 2006 4:36am

sonj - that's a Black-Capped Chickadee - one of my favorites for their cheerful song: "chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee". They're polite at feeders, taking only one seed and flying off to enjoy it, and allowing others a turn at the feeder port. They seem tireless in their desire to delight - singing all day! Yup - they're wonderful.

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ApS

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Registered: January 2005
Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro
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Fri February 19, 2010 8:36am

Their other call is a whistled "fee-bee". (Not to be confused with the buzzy "fee-bee" of the Phoebe flycatcher). Especially when near the nest, the Chickadee's "fee-bee" can be barely audible.

To make your birdhouse for Chickdees-only, make the entrance hole exactly 1-1/8", and out of the direct sun. They're excellent parents, and often will nest a second time within days of the first.

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