I approach a flock of mountain chickadees feasting on pine nuts. A cacophony of sounds, coming from the many different bird species that rely on the Sierra Nevada’s diverse pine cone crop, fill the ...

Watching chickadees flit through the treetops is like witnessing master acrobats at work. These adorable birds duck and dodge through branches as they hunt down small insects. Not only are these birds ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sofia Marie Haley, University of Nevada, Reno (THE CONVERSATION) I approach a flock of ...

Members of the Pravosudov lab catch and release resident chickadees to attach identifying bands that allow the researchers to track individual birds.(Sofia Haley) I spend my days out at our field site ...

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