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Black-capped Chickadee Mini Journal

$7.00

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  • Spiral bound mini journals measure 3.5″ wide x 5″ tall.
  • 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
  • Blank pages for notes or sketching.
  • There’s a story inside the cover that relates to the artwork on the front.
  • Made in the USA.
  • Handmade in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State

The following description appears on the inside cover of your mini-journal.

Inside Cover DESCRIPTION

Black-capped Chickadee

The chickadee is an inquisitive, always-on-the-go little bird that inhabits deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests. Chickadees flit from branch to branch as they search for their food, primarily insect eggs and larvae; sometimes they hang upside-down, clinging to tiny twigs. They also enjoy seeds of conifers and a variety of wild fruit. They are generally year-round residents of Canada and the northern U.S.

 

In late summer and early fall, chickadees band together in small flocks of 6-10 members. These flocks circulate around their territory, feeding at productive spots. Chickadee flocks are often joined by woodpeckers, nuthatches, brown creepers and kinglets as they course through the winter woods.

 

Two of the chickadees’ more familiar calls are a buzzy “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” which functions to keep the flock together, and a whistled “fee-bee” which the male uses to define their breeding territories. Chickadees often spend time visiting feeders, particularly during the winter. They are easily taught to feed from the hand: try peanuts and sunflower seeds.

 

artwork by Susan Bull Riley © 2010

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