This species is the smallest chickadee in North America. One of the 3 “brown-backed” species (along with boreal and gray-headed), its nominate subspecies is the most richly colored parid.

With its black cap and throat against white cheeks, the bird is easy to spot and easy to hear. Common visitors to our backyard feeders, black-capped chickadees are chatterboxes that flit about in ...

Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust teams up with Saddleback Mountain for the annual festival which takes place June 5-8.