A small bird with a white belly and a gray cap is perched on a tree. This is the Boreal Chickadee, previously known as Brown-capped Chickadee. This bird is one of two chickadee species we see here in the Adirondack Mountains. The other is the more common Black-capped Chickadee. Boreal Chickadees inhabit mostly mature coniferous forests. This species is a permanent resident of North America's northern coniferous forests, ranging from Alaska across Canada to Newfoundland, and extending into the northernmost U.S. states, including the Adirondack Mountains. It’s a relatively rare bird in our area, so I rarely see them.

The alt #BirdOfTheDay is #TreePerchers. Here’s a #BorealChickadee perched on a tree. wildadirondacks.org/john-brown-f...

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