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Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
(L 4-5" WS 7" Wt 0.34 oz )
Del Valle,
Livermore
26Dec2008
I called out to
my chickadee,
“Please come back again!
You have a way,
to brighten my day,
and wash away the pain.”
(Chicadee by Jane Rodway)
Permanent resident along west coast
of No. America...song less complex
than Black-capped Chickadee.
of No. America...song less complex
than Black-capped Chickadee.
Elkhorn Slough
Nat’l Preserve
20Dec2012
Poecile in Greek means small
bird; rufescens is Latin for reddish.
bird; rufescens is Latin for reddish.
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