A frequent visitor at the backyard feeder, the Black-capped Chickadee is one of the most familiar and popular of birds. It is found in an unusually large geographic area--from coast to coast in the northern two-thirds of the United States and in much of Canada. This book is the first comprehensive synthesis of published information about this tiny, tough bird.

The Black-capped Chickadee and Related Species -- 1. General Natural History -- 2. Some Study Techniques -- 3. Food and Feeding -- 4. Communication -- 5. The Early Breeding Season -- 6. The Later Part of the Breeding Season -- 7. The Nonbreeding Season -- 8. Surviving the Winter -- 9. Survivorship and Population Dynamics -- 10. Future Research.