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COVESIDE
CONSERVATION PRODUCTS
CHICKADEES: For Our
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The little
bird that speaks his name and does acrobatic stunts on tree branches
delights all bird watchers. This plump little fellow with the black
cap is friendly, and chances are he's been at your feeder in the
winter.
Chickadees
look for tree holes, either natural or made by woodpeckers, for their
nests. But if a tree is sufficiently soft or rotten, they may make
their own holes. A dead birch tree, which is rotten in the center,
is an ideal place for a chickadee nest.
Four
species of chickadee may be found in nesting boxes. The Black-capped
Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) lives in all northern and most
middle states as well as in most of Canada. Its black cap and bib,
and white cheeks identify it, as does its "chick-a-dee-dee-dee"
call. The Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis), which looks
almost the same, lives in the southeast quarter of the US and has a
slightly higher, faster version of the call.
The
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) has a white "eyebrow" through
its black cap and lives in and west of the Rocky Mountains, where he calls
"chick-adee-adee-adee". The Chestnut-backed Chickadee has a
chestnut-brown back and a brown cap and lives in the northwest and along
the California coast. His call is more of a
"tseek-a-dee-dee."
The
Black-capped and Carolina Chickadees like mixed forests, open woodlands
and suburban areas, while their western cousins prefer coniferous
forests.
Chickadee
belong to the titmouse family. They are largely an insect eaters,
but in winter they may depend greatly on seeds and berries. They are
adept at foraging for insect eggs and larvae from twigs and bark, and this
accounts for their active hopping and climbing around on trees to spot
their food from all angles! Their favorite foods at feeders are
sunflower seeds, peanut kernels, other nutmeats, peanut butter, and
suet.
In the
non-breeding season chickadees tend to flock together, and sometimes the
flock may even include titmice, kinglets, nuthatches, and other
birds. During breeding season, the males will drive others out of
their territories, so you may have only one pair of chickadees in your
yard, where you may have had a flock all winter.
From the
beginning of courtship through the period of egg incubation, the male
chickadee feeds the female. They typically raise one or two broods a
year of 6 to 8 young and are year-round residents.
Since
chickadees' natural means of nesting is to excavate a hole in a rotting
tree, you may make your nest box more attractive to them by putting a
little sawdust or wood chips inside it for them. They will not use it for
nesting, but since they usually work in pairs to carry a little sawdust
away from the hole they are making in a tree, they will perceive that this
"hole in a tree" is appropriate for them, and they will carry the sawdust
away before nesting there.
Chickadees
move to denser woods for breeding and nesting, but the rest of the year
they like open areas and forest edges.
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Coveside Chickadee House
$31.95
Properly sized to shelter one of America's favorite
backyard birds. Opens easily for monitoring and
cleaning. RANGE: Resides throughout eastern United States.
HABITAT: Prefers open forests of mixed growth, orchards and
swamps. (12-1/2"h x 6"w x
8-1/2"d)
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Coveside Slate Squirrel Guard
$5.95
This guard is used
with the following nesting houses: Window Nest Box,
Chickadee, Nuthatch, Titmouse, House Wren, all Bluebird Houses, Saw-Whet Owl
and Kestrel. This guard will protect the box from chewing
squirrels.
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Coveside Wood Chips Nesting Material
$1.99
Nesting Material. Gallon size.
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Coveside Wood Predator Guard
$5.95
Used to protect
baby birds form predators reaching in and grabbing
them.
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Support The Registry of Nature Habitats - Buy Conservation Credits For purchasing Conservation
Credit(s) You will receive a copy of the John Audubon Multimedia
CD A replica of the complete
(1840-1844) James Audubon's
Birds of America
You will also receieve a bluebird
house for each Conservation Credit purchased and a 20% off coupon to be used on
the A Bird's Home website!
 The Registry of Nature Habitats - Mission
Statement
The Registry of Nature Habitats is
dedicated to the preservation of land that, over time, has been a
site and home for complex ecosystems. The Registry advocates
preservation of these lands and its inhabitants, environmental
education for community individuals and groups, and nurturing of
these lands through restoration in order to conserve its
natural resources for future generations.
Preserve
The Registry of Nature
Habitats manages critical habitat, consisting of wetland,
lowland, upland, forest and stream habitat, providing a home
to wildlife species and plant species. As part of
the mission to preserve these lands and its inhabitants,
the Registry will continue to contract with owners
of ecologically sensitive land as it becomes
available.
Educate
The Registry of Nature Habitats is
a "teaching ground," able to provide hands-on, interpretive learning
experiences in areas such as ecology, botany, wildlife science, and
geology, as well as the arts and humanities. The
educational mission of The Registry of Nature Habitats is
to teach an understanding and appreciaton of the environment,
the invaluable lesson of land stewardship of our natural resources,
and to expand the general knowledge of this habitat through
scientific research. This will be accomplished through a
year-round experiential, interactive approach, along
with onsite and outreach activities including providing
educational material both on this website, on media and through
educational seminars. An on-site facility is in the
design phase, which will house classrooms and an administrative
space.
Nurture
Through several restoration
projects, including the rebuilding of stream corridors,
reintroducing native flora, and permitting only low-impact
activities, the Registry is nurturing much land back to
its natural state, undoing the damage of hundreds of
years. The Registry of Nature
Habitats restoration plan, developed with public and private
partnerships and with local community support, will increase
the land's value, enhance wildlife habitat, improve water
quality, and preserve the integrity of the land's
bio-diversity. Renewable
Energy
Promote the use of
renewable and efficient energy technologies through education,
training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation.
The Registry supports clean energy development and energy
conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance
public health, and save our nature
habitats.
Conservation
We seek to educate people and provide innovative
solutions that will help build a clean, more efficient world, by
reducing energy consumption in a prudent way that does not
threaten the natural balance that supports all
life.
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