Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Even during the rainy winter in western Oregon, I can sometimes see a patch of blue.   It has been raining, and I am already longing for a clear sky.

This week Chestnut-backed Chickadees came back.  Knowing of being in the Black-capped Chickadees' territory, they move super fast to trying to get food here.

A bird watching tip in the winter months:  when the rain lightens up, many little birds seem to come all at once.   During that feeding frenzy, some new bird(s) tend to mingle and show up.   So watch diligently and closely. 

 

A Chestnut-backed Chickadee was no exception.