Bailey

= I am observing the Chickadee species. =

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I found that Chickadee's come out around 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. Then stay for a couple of hours then you see them later around 5:00 or 6:00. The birds are hard to see and take pictures of ,for they are very small birds. =====

Sunday March 6, 9:00- 9:20: It was cold out and was hard to find a chickadee. Finally I found one by my feeder; it seemeed like it was huddle close to the tree. It took some feed in about 2 minute intervals and stade there for about 15 seconds. It called febee febee febee but no other birds came and I did not see any other birds in sight. It did not move much besides to the feeder.

Saturday March 5, 8:00- 8:15: I saw a chickadee by my bird feeder just gracfully flying back and forth between a meduim high branch and my bird feeder. It seemed to only grab a peice of feed at a time since it only staed there for a couple of seconds before it went back up to the branch. After a little while a couple other chickadees came and the started caling their calls. Then one or two more came; just calling their calls. Finally two of the birds flew off. But what I think was the origanal chickadee was still their getting feed.

Tuesday March 8, 4:15- 4:35: I went on a walk with my grandfather around the neighborhood. We stopped everyblock to hear if there was bords for about two min. Finally we heard a couple birds and walked over. When we found them they were Blue Jays. We walked again and found them. This time they were chikadees. They were on the branches u phigh near the telophone poles. They marely skipped and flew acrossed between the branches and the lines. They were calling their call pretty often. I thnk we got to close ,for they flew off when we got with in 10 ft. of the tree.

Thursday March 10, 3:10- 3:30: I saw a chickadee in a small tree by the road. It did not call for about 5 min. it just stade and went up and down the same braches. It only called once or twice. Then it flew up two the telephone wires where some other chikadees were. They small flocked looked happy and content with each other. Then some more chickaddes came and some left. I could not tell exactly how much their were. They called feebee barley at all.

Saturday March 12, 9:00 - 9:20: I saw a chickadee about 20 ft. away from my bird feader up on a small branch on a huge tree. It called it's feebee call about three times then swooped down and took some fead for about 2 min. then when back up to the tree about a few limbs ower than it was before. It stade there and called feebee for about 5 min. Then went and flew to some other chickadees. Then it chased another chicakdee and flew away.

Saturday March 12, 3:00- 3:15: I saw a group of chickaddes up on the high branches one of my big trees. The birds shouted febee febee. Then the birds slowly went up and down the trees which seemed like they were looking for food. They went on just about every tree insight at the beging of the tree lign. They eventually made it to my bird feeder but did not stay to long and didn't grab much feeed. There were only a few chickadees left until they left chasing eachother or flew away by themselves

Saturday March 19, 10:00-10:15: I went outside and walked around my house looking for birds. Then I found five chickadees on a small branch hanging by my bird feeder. It was hard to see them since the branch in the way. I got a better veiw when a single chickadee came to my brid feeder for about 15 seconds. Then it went on a another tree that was easier to see. Most of the other chickadees came to where that brid was. There was very little calling of febee. Then the chickadees left in a single or in a pair.

Tuesday March 29, 3:20- 3:40: As soon as I got home I heard the bird chirpings. They were across the street. There was tons of chickadees on my neighbors lawn bushes and small trees. I went across the street and I was standing on the side of the road. I was surprised theese chickadees were not scared of me I got get about 8 ft. of them and they would not fly away. I took some pictures but they never stade in one place for long. There was not much calling going on. I did see a robin on to of a tall tree. This was were I got one of my best pictures. But then the birds eventually flew off behind my neighbors house and down the road.

Tuesday March 29, 5:40- 5:55: I went for another walk with my grandfather. We walked around for twenty minutes and heard nothing. But just before we got back we saw a group of chickadees on a smal tree by the road. My grandfather's neighbor had a feeder and they chickadees **loved** it. They went there one after another and another just going to the feeder. They did not call at all. I got a picture here. It seemed like they were in line waiting to take their time. If they were not on the feeder they were waiting on the small tree. They moved very fast and were hard to see though.