Hudsonian Chickadee
740. Penthestes hudsonicus. 5 inches
Crown and back brownish.
The habits of this little northerner are like those of the bird that we know so well; if anything they are even more tame than our bird, especially in the vicinity of lumbermen’s camps. They are only met with along our northern border or casually farther south; I have seen one individual in company with other Chickadees in Massachusetts.
Song.—Not distinguishable from that of our Chickadee, but uttered more incessantly.
Nest.—In cavities of stumps, trees, posts or telephone poles, the cavity being lined with grass, feathers and fur; the six or seven eggs are white sprinkled with brown (.60 ×.46).
Range.—Resident in Canada and the northern border of the U. S.