Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
- HABITAT - The Boreal Chickadee is a permanent resident of boreal forests. It occurs almost entirely in coniferous forests but also in some mixed forest. There range is mostly north of the Canadian border, even as far north as the Arctic Circle.
- DIET - Boreal Chickadees are omnivorous. They eat a diet of seeds, berries, insects, invertebrates, and occasionally small portions of carrion. They feed on a variety of insects, including many caterpillars in summer, plus moths, beetles, and spiders. They eat many insect eggs and pupae, especially in winter. They also eats seeds of various trees.
- FACTS - Boreal Chickadees forages by gleaning insects from surface of twigs, needles, or trunka among the dense conifer forest. They probe in bark crevices, and may take food while hovering. Like other chickadees, they do cache food for later retrieval.
Boreal Chickadee GALLERY
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