chickadee
noun
chick·a·dee
ˈchi-kə-(ˌ)dē 
: any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice, usually have the crown of the head distinctly darker than the body, and have sometimes been placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
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Puddles offer splash landing-pads to any child in flight;
display their dreams
through windows into the world above:
limbs and last leaves of sumac and hickory,
a passing black-capped chickadee,
and – down in the far blue –
a blouse of cloud.
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Contributing Monitor Poets, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025
Think of the Rocky Mountains and birds such as Clark's nutcracker, the mountain chickadee and rosy finches.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Eastern bluebirds prefer to nest on the edge of open spaces, while chickadees like wooded areas.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
And yet chickadees may pay a price for their expansive spatial memories.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Contributing Monitor Poets, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025
Think of the Rocky Mountains and birds such as Clark's nutcracker, the mountain chickadee and rosy finches.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Eastern bluebirds prefer to nest on the edge of open spaces, while chickadees like wooded areas.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
And yet chickadees may pay a price for their expansive spatial memories.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Chickadee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chickadee. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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chickadee
noun
chick·a·dee
ˈchik-ə-(ˌ)dē
: any of several small North American birds with the top of the head black or brown
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