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Ivan Phillipsen
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Chickadees, T**s, and Titmice
• 65 minThis is Episode 91. It’s all about birds in the family Paridae. These are the chickadees, t**s, and titmice—cute little forest-dwelling songbirds known and loved by many people around the world. I’ve had a lot of requests to make a podcast episode about chickadees and their kind. Some species in this family are familiar visitors to backyard bird feeders. They’re highly active, vocal, bold, and sometimes quite confiding with people. It’s possible to gain the trust of t**s and chickadees of some species by feeding them seeds out of the palm of your hand. These birds not only visit bird feeders regularly, at least in winter, but they’ll also happily lay eggs in artificial nest boxes. All of these traits make birds in the Paridae family great subjects for scientists who want to study bird behavior and ecology. So chickadees, t**s, and titmice are among the most well-studied songbirds on the planet. Lucky for us here on The Science of Birds podcast, that means there’s a lot we can learn about them Links of Interest Ground Tit [VIDEO] ~~ Leave me a review using Podchaser ~~ Link to this episode on the Science of Birds website Support the show
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