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Carolina Chickadee
Scientific Name: Parus carolinensis
Family Name: Paridae
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Fairly common. Smaller than Black-capped Chickadee, sides paler. Has narrow gray edging on wing feathers, smaller neat bib, shorter tail. Non-migratory. Calls are faster than corresponding calls of Black-capped; whistled song is an octave higher, of 4 or 5 notes, 8 - 12 per minute. [Robbins, Chandler S.; Bruun, Bertel and Zim, Herbert S., A Guide to Field Identification Birds of North America, Golden Press, New York, 1983]