Chickadees, Tits & Nuthatches

Black-Capped Chickadee
Detailed bird profile of the black-capped chickadee: appearance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes tips for attracting black-capped chickadees to your backyard.

Blue Tit
The blue tit is a popular, beautiful garden bird in Europe, often welcome in backyards because of its insectivorous diet and enjoyable song. Learn more about blue tits, including their range, reproduction and behavior, as well as how to attract blue tits to your backyard.

Brown Creeper
Detailed bird profile of the brown creeper: appearance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes tips for how to attract brown creepers to your backyard.

Cactus Wren
The largest wren in North America, the cactus wren can be a confusing bird to spot, but its markings are unmistakable. Learn where to find these birds and how to recognize them easily.

Carolina Chickadee
The Carolina chickadee is a familiar bird in the southeastern United States, but how much do you know about this popular backyard species? Includes tips for telling Carolina chickadees apart from black-capped chickadees.

Carolina Wren
The Carolina wren is boldly colored and has an equally bold song, but it can be hard to see. Learn more about Carolina wrens, including their preferred habitats, how they behave and how you can attract them to your backyard.

Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Detailed bird profile of the golden-crowned kinglet: appearance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes tips for attracting golden-crowned kinglets to your backyard and while birding in the field.

Great Tit
The great tit is a popular bird in Europe and Asia, but what makes it so great? Learn about this bird's wide diversity, reproduction, feeding habits and more.

House Wren
Detailed bird profile of the house wren: apperance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes tips for attracting house wrens to your backyard.

Marsh Wren
The marsh wren is an active but secretive bird, and learning its distinct song can help birders more easily identify it even when this bird remains hidden.

Mountain Chickadee
With a distinct white eyebrow and the classic chick-a-dee call, the mountain chickadee is a popular western bird that readily comes to feeders. Learn more about these perky, curious birds, including how to identify and attract mountain chickadees.

Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Detailed bird profile of the red-breasted nuthatch: appearance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes tips for attracting red-breasted nuthatches to your backyard.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Detailed bird profile of the ruby-crowned kinglet: appearance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes tips for attracting ruby-crowned kinglets to your backyard.

Tufted Titmouse
Detailed bird profile of the tufted titmouse: appearance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes tips for attracting tufted titmice to your backyard.

Verdin
The verdin is the only penduline tit in North America, and these distinctive, active birds are great desert birds to add to your life list. Learn where to see them and how to identify them properly.