Black-capped chickadee

Comprised of:

1. Black-capped chickadee Not applicable Other, Began: in

Recordings (3)

1. Song: the song of the black-capped chickadee is a loud, clear, whistled fee-bee 0:14 (2013)
2. Chick-a-dee: a variable vocalization with multiple functions, including predator mobbing (in this case, the more dees at the end, the more threatening the predator); as an “all clear” call after the predator has left; or as a food source is located 0:13 (2013)
3. Alarm: a small flock of chickadees vocalizes in the presence of a sharp-shinned hawk. Listen for all the high-pitched see and rapid fire zap notes mixed in with chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee (up to 9 dees in this example) alarm calls 0:30 (2013)