Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 4, 2026
The Chickadee Nest Cavity: Excavator, Squatter, or Both
Chickadees don’t fit neatly into either the full-excavator category woodpeckers occupy or the secondary-cavity-user category bluebirds occupy. They genuinely do both, depending on what’s available. Self-Excavation: Only in Soft Wood Chickadees can chisel out a shallow cavity themselves, but only in genuinely soft, decayed wood…
Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 4, 2026
Chickadee Eggs: Color, Clutch Size & Incubation
Chickadees lay some of the largest clutches of any species — a real contrast to the smaller broods typical of bluebirds, orioles, or woodpeckers, and a detail that shapes just how demanding the following few weeks become for both parents. This site participates in affiliate…
Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 4, 2026
Old Woodpecker Cavities and Nest Boxes: How Chickadees Use Both
Chickadees sit right at the center of one of the more interesting ecological relationships: they’re one of the most direct beneficiaries of the excavation work woodpeckers leave behind. This site participates in affiliate programs. If you buy through a link on this page, we may…
Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 4, 2026
Baby Chickadees: Raising a Brood of Six to Eight
A chickadee brood of six to eight chicks is considerably larger than most other cavity-nesting songbirds attempt at once, and feeding that many growing chicks becomes a genuinely demanding, nearly nonstop effort for both parents. At Hatching Newly hatched chickadees are altricial: blind, featherless, and…