What kind of bird is this?

[91TTZ]

What kind of bird is this? It looks like a sparrow but it has different markings on its head. They built a nest in my lamppost, and the babies cry until the parents come back with the food. They constantly gather food and return to the nest. Both parents do this. One sits in the tree and looks out while the other gathers food. They seem to take turns.

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Bird sitting in my tree gathering food to give to its babies
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[dighn]

chickadee?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-capped_Chickadee

 

[FoBoT]

http://images.google.com/image...capped+chickadee&gbv=2

 

[91TTZ]

Thanks guys, that looks like it.

 

[arcas]

Chickadees are neat little birds. They're quite unafraid of humans once they get used to you. If you're patient, you can train them to eat out of your hand.

 

[Eli]

Yep, they nailed it.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: arcas
Chickadees are neat little birds. They're quite unafraid of humans once they get used to you. If you're patient, you can train them to eat out of your hand.

Definitely one of my favorite birds.

 

[Kirby64]

Originally posted by: arcas
Chickadees are neat little birds. They're quite unafraid of humans once they get used to you. If you're patient, you can train them to eat out of your hand.

I always thought it was pretty cool how when we used to have a feeder that had a cage for bird seed cakes, the Chickadee's would hang on to the underside of the cage to eat the seed, because other birds were occupying the top portion.