The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126203   Message #2838592
Posted By: Janie
13-Feb-10 - 09:38 PM
Thread Name: BS: Birdwatching 2010
Subject: RE: BS: Birdwatching 2010
Stilly, I'm gonna guess you have Carolina Chickadees rather than Black-capped Chickadees. They are hard to tell apart - the Carolina Chickadee is a little smaller than the Black-capped, and lacks the flash of white on the wing. Their calls are probably the best way to distinquish them. They are known to hybridize, but the Black-capped Chickadee would be very rare in Texas.