While birding at Huntley Meadows Park yesterday, I encountered a chickadee
feeding which looked somewhat different than normal Carolina Chickadees. While
I'm pretty sure (maybe) it's a Carolina Chickadee, it looked larger than
normal, had significant white streaking on its coverts and tail edges, and
showed somewhat buffy underneath. Also the white on the cheeks go all the way
back to the nape. Which *could* indicate a Black-capped or hybrid. Or maybe
not. I know we're just south of the normal range for Black-capped, but someone
reported one here last fall. Can anyone give some insight into this? What I
should be concentrating on for ID, given what we can see here? :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nature-flics/albums/72157677859349523
- Janis
