Common Name: Carolina Chickadee
Scientific Name: Poecile carolinensis
Habitat: Forested areas or urban and suburban yards or parks with large trees.
Range: The Carolina Chickadee lives in the South Eastern United States.
Interesting Fact: Where the Carolina and Black-capped chickadee ranges come in contact, the two species occasionally hybridize. Hybrids can sing the songs of either species or something intermediate.
Source: Cornell, University (2009). Carolina Chickadee. Retrieved April 17, 2009, from All About Birds Web site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Chickadee/id
Picture retrieved from: http://www.televue.com/BirdScope/images/GeorgeWatson/Carolina_Chickadee.jpg
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