chickadee
(North America) Any of the small, mostly black and white North American songbirds of the genus of the family .
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BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:40:33 PDT! I'm 77% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.
BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:40:34 PDT! I'm 66% sure it was a Chestnut-backed Chickadee.
BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:39:16 PDT! I'm 61% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.
BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:38:59 PDT! I'm 69% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.
BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:39:56 PDT! I'm 78% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.
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(North America) Any of the small, mostly black and white North American songbirds of the genus of the family .
In Walden wood the chickadee / Runs round the pine and maple tree
“BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:40:33 PDT! I'm 77% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:40:34 PDT! I'm 66% sure it was a Chestnut-backed Chickadee.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:39:16 PDT! I'm 61% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:38:59 PDT! I'm 69% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:39:56 PDT! I'm 78% sure it was a Black-capped Chickadee.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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